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New Delhi: The second edition of the Indian Navy’s biennial Commanders Conference 2025 is scheduled to be held over a three-day period in New Delhi from October 22-24, officials said on Tuesday.
This important conference assumes greater significance in the backdrop of ‘Operation Sindoor’ and the Navy’s high tempo operations and combat preparedness.
The Navy’s focus on enhancing combat capabilities, interoperability and joint operations with the Indian Army, IAF and ICG underlines its resolve to deter emerging threats and demonstrate maritime prowess in the Indian Ocean region and the Indo-Pacific.
During the conference, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Cabinet Secretary TV Somanathan will address the Naval Commanders and provide an outlook on broader national interests and the vision of a developed India 2047.
“The conference serves as a platform for close interaction with national leadership and bureaucrats, and improves the Navy’s approach to mitigating multidimensional challenges in the current geo-strategic environment,” officials said.
The conference also included addresses by CDS Anil Chauhan and Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh and discussions with senior Naval leadership.
The objective of the interaction will be to harness synergy in joint planning and execution of operations and optimize resources for capacity enhancement.
“Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, along with the Commander-in-Chief, will review plans and assess the overall security situation in the Indian Ocean Region, our primary area of responsibility,” he said.
Paradigms related to naval operations, training and resource availability for various operational taskings in the current scenario will also be on the agenda for discussion.
The Commander will also discuss the Navy’s roadmap for future prospects, including key enablers, improved op logistics and digitalisation.
“The discussions are planned to review disruptive technologies like AI, Big Data and ML for warfighting solutions and for continued uninterrupted operations in a secure environment,” officials said.
On a broader canvas, the Navy’s top leadership will review its operational preparedness on the western and eastern seaboards, promote indigenization and innovation under the Make in India scheme, advance the Government of India’s vision of OCEAN (Reciprocal and Holistic Advancement of Security in all Areas), and promote the Indian Navy as a preferred security partner in the IOR and Indo-Pacific.
–IANS