Blitz Bureau
ARMY’S top brass met recently to discuss its future course during the Amrit Kaal, aligning with the Government’s vision to make India a developed country, a significant global player and one of the most desirable countries by 2047.
The meeting was chaired by Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Upendra Dwivedi. The discussions centred around ongoing transformational initiatives and its contribution towards achieving the objective of Viksit Bharat 2047.
The meeting was attended by the General Officer Commanding-inChiefs (GOC-in-Cs) of the seven commands. The COAS exhorted all stakeholders to promote Atmanirbharta, strive to achieve self-reliance in the indigenisation of equipment, platforms, and weapons, and support Indian defence Industries in not only developing world-class equipment but also facilitating becoming a leading defence exporter.
“The forum provided an opportunity for the army’s top brass to brainstorm on strategic issues and set the direction for the army’s transformation over the next two decades,” the army said in a statement.
The senior leadership engaged in interactive discussions articulated the army’s Vision 2047 as “to transform into a modern, agile, adaptive, technologyenabled, and self-reliant future-ready force, capable of deterring and winning wars in a multi-domain environment across the spectrum of operations, to protect our national interests in synergy with the other Services.”
The Ministry of Defence said the army spearheaded the decade of transformation by declaring the year 2023 as the ‘Year of Transformation’ and 2024 as the ‘Year of Technology Absorption’ to align its rank and file towards the transformative initiatives being undertaken.
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