CDS seeks jointness, pledges to address inter-service issues

As the curtains were drawn on the first edition of Ran Samwad 2025, the Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, in his closing remarks, stressed that any "dissonance" amongst the services will be resolved with the best interest of the nation in mind.

- PARWINDER SANDHU Mhow, 27 August

It may be noted that during the course of discussions, the Naval Chief and Air chief had made contrasting remarks over the proposed creation of theatre commands. While Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said that there was no need for another structure at the lower level, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi called for the rollout of theatre commands as the "ultimate goal".