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Indian Navy commanders to review readiness, energy security role
The Indian Navy will hold an important three-day meeting in New Delhi.
Senior Navy commanders will discuss how ready the force is for operations.
They will also talk about protecting India’s maritime interests and energy supplies.
Conflicts in West Asia make energy security an important concern.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will give guidance at the meeting.
The defence and army chiefs will discuss cooperation among the armed forces.
Leaders will also examine technology such as artificial intelligence and uncrewed systems.
The conference will consider how to make the Navy more prepared and self-reliant.
The Indian Navy’s biannual commanders’ conference will take place from September 29 to October 1 at Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi.
Senior naval leaders will review operational preparedness and the Navy’s role in protecting India’s maritime interests.
Energy security amid ongoing conflicts in West Asia will be a key focus of the discussions.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff Gen N S Raja Subramani and Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth are scheduled to engage with naval commanders.
Discussions will cover operations, logistics, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, cyber operations, technology absorption and tri-services integration.
- Who
- Senior Indian Navy leaders, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Chief of Defence Staff Gen N S Raja Subramani and Army Chief Gen Dhiraj Seth.
- What
- A three-day commanders’ conference to review naval operational preparedness, maritime security and energy security.
- Where
- Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi.
- When
- September 29 to October 1.
- Why
- To assess military-strategic preparedness, strengthen cooperation among the armed forces and safeguard India’s maritime interests, including energy security.
Key facts
- Event
- Indian Navy biannual commanders’ conference
- Dates
- September 29–October 1
- Venue
- Nausena Bhawan, New Delhi
- Main review
- Operational preparedness and combat readiness
- Strategic concern
- Safeguarding maritime interests and energy security amid West Asia conflicts
- Technology focus
- Artificial intelligence, big data analysis, autonomous or uncrewed systems and cyber operations
- Guiding pillars
- Jointness, aatmanirbharta and innovation
Quotes
Navy spokesperson
Official spokesperson for the Indian Navy
“On subsequent days, the Chief of the Naval Staff, along with the commanders-in-chief, will review key focus areas, viz., operations, materiel, logistics, human resources training, induction of niche technologies such as AI, big data analysis (BDA), autonomous/uncrewed systems, and cyber operations, reinforcing the need to imbibe cutting-edge warfighting concepts and accelerating technology absorption.”
theprint.in
“As the Indian Navy’s apex-level forum, the conference provides an avenue for senior naval leadership, including outstation operational and area commanders, to undertake a comprehensive review of operational preparedness at military-strategic level, and engage with senior government functionaries through an institutionalised mechanism.”
theprint.in
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