Overview
- Officials describe added significance due to the recent high operational tempo linked to Operation Sindoor.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Cabinet Secretary T. V. Somanathan will address commanders with guidance tied to national priorities, including Viksit Bharat 2047.
- Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh will also speak as the forum deepens joint planning with other services.
- Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi and Commanders-in-Chief will review the security picture in the Indian Ocean Region and assess preparedness on both seaboards.
- Deliberations will cover disruptive technologies such as AI, Big Data and machine learning, along with digitisation, operational logistics, Make in India-driven indigenisation and the MAHASAGAR vision.