Army commanders meet to deliberate key operational and policy issues
Top generals of the Army assembled at New Delhi on Tuesday for the five-day Army Commanders' Conference to discuss key policy and operational matters. The biennial conference serves as a platform for senior leadership of the Army officials to review and assess the overall security situation and deliberate on key priorities to deal with emerging challenges.
Aligned to the Army’s goal of an agile, adaptive, technologically-enabled and future-ready force, the senior hierarchy will also engage in intense deliberations with domain experts to usher in new methodologies for effective decision making, a defence spokesperson said.
Other issues under deliberation will focus on enhancing the overall organisational health and easing the processes of the field army to make them more resilient and responsive. The forum will also discuss issues concerning the welfare and wellbeing of its personnel aimed at enhancing the quality of life for soldiers and their families.
Besides, the keynote address by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and a talk by Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, a presentation on Indian Army’s focus in the ‘Year of Reforms’, a talk by NITI Aayog’s CEO on India’s journey and the envisaged role of the armed forces to build a strong progressive nation are also on the agenda.
