Overview

• Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan formally declassified the joint doctrines during the Chiefs of Staff Committee meeting on August 7, 2025, making both documents available for public and academic review.
• The Joint Doctrine for Cyberspace Operations integrates offensive and defensive cyber capabilities across the Army, Navy and Air Force with emphasis on threat-based planning, resilience and real-time intelligence sharing.
• The Joint Doctrine for Amphibious Operations provides a unified framework for coordinating maritime, air and land forces in rapid-response missions and influence-ashore operations.
• Declassification of these doctrines is a key element of the 2025 Year of Reforms and reflects India’s strategy to enhance transparency and interoperability among its armed services.
• Under its Vision 2047 strategy, the CDS office has begun drafting new primers on military space operations, special forces tactics, airborne and heliborne methods, integrated logistics and multi-domain operations.