Overview

• Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan will address the opening day, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh scheduled to deliver the plenary on the final day.
• Serving officers will lead sessions that share first-hand operational insights on information warfare, grey-zone threats, integrated operations, and future combat technologies.
• Releases during the seminar include the Technology Perspective & Capability Roadmap and three joint doctrines covering multi-domain operations, Special Forces operations, and airborne and heliborne operations.
• General Chauhan framed the effort as requiring a unified, swift, decisive response to future challenges and said jointmanship under theaterisation, integrated logistics, and joint training is now foundational.
• The agenda will examine recent conflicts, including the planning and outcomes of Operation Sindoor, with participation expected from senior military leaders, defence experts, industry figures, and foreign defence representatives.