India must be swift in future challenges: CDS

India’s response to future challenges must be “unified, swift and decisive” as new technologies reshape the contours of warfare across land, sea, air, cyber and space domains; and tomorrow's battlefields will not recognise service boundaries and will demand joint thinking, planning and execution, chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan said on Monday.

- Rahul Singh

“Jointmanship is no longer aspirational. It is the foundation of our ongoing transformation through theaterisation, integrated logistics and joint training,” Chauhan said, introducing Ran Samwad --- a top military conclave being held at the prestigious Army War College at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh, on August 26-27.

Ran Samwad will delve into how technological advancements are changing the nature of warfare and how these changes affect operational planning, tactics and strategies.

The seminar is a significant step forward where serving officers will lead the conversations on the realities of war, warfare and warfighting, Chauhan said.

“This seminar is not about showcasing power. It's about shaping clarity of purpose, unity of effort and shared operational understanding across services. We must prepare not just to fight together but also to think together,” said the CDS, who conceived the event being organised by the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) and the Army War College.