Combined Commanders’ Conference: Rajnath Singh urges Armed Forces to prepare for unconventional threats

September 17, 2025 10:42 AM

Combined Commanders’ Conference: Rajnath Singh urges Armed Forces to prepare for unconventional threats

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called on the Armed Forces to look beyond traditional concepts of warfare and remain ready to counter emerging, unconventional threats such as information warfare, ideological attacks, ecological challenges, and biological risks. Addressing the Combined Commanders’ Conference 2025 in Kolkata, Singh stressed that the rapidly changing global security environment demands constant assessment and adaptation. “Wars of today are so sudden and unpredictable...

PM Modi calls for greater jointness, self-reliance, innovation in Armed Forces at Combined Commanders’ Conference

September 15, 2025 4:21 PM

PM Modi calls for greater jointness, self-reliance, innovation in Armed Forces at Combined Commanders’ Conference

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the 16th Combined Commanders’ Conference in Kolkata and urged the Armed Forces to enhance jointness, promote self-reliance and embrace innovation to strengthen operational readiness in an era of evolving security challenges. The three-day biennial conference, themed ‘Year of Reforms – Transformation for the Future’, is the highest-level brainstorming forum of the Armed Forces and brings together the country’s top military commanders a...