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PM pushes for swift reforms & jointness in armed forces
The Statesman Siliguri
|September 16, 2025
Amidst the ongoing talks related to the creation of theatre commands, Prime Minister Narendra Modi instructed the Ministry of Defence to swiftly implement concrete steps to achieve greater jointness between the armed forces of India in order to meet future challenges and to prevail against any eventuality.
Modi was speaking at the 16th Combined Commanders' Conference, inaugurated at the Eastern Command headquarters at Vijay Durg, formerly known as Fort Williams, in Kolkata, today.
This story is from the September 16, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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