Sindhu Jha
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to address top military commanders during the first- ever Joint Commanders’ Conference in Lucknow. The theme of the two-day conference, which begins on September 4, is “Sashakt aur Surakahit Bharat: Transforming the Armed Forces’ (String and Secure India: Transforming the Armed Forces’).
According to defence sources, on the first day, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan is scheduled to address the commanders on how the wars of the future will be fought and how the armed forces will tackle the security challenges.
On the second day, the Defence Minister is expected to list out the security challenges facing the country. The conference will also see presentations being made by the different directorates of the defence forces. The conference will also have discussion on the ‘Make in India’ initiative in the forces. The defence ministry has allocated over 70 per cent of its budget for buying madein-India weapon systems and multiple products have been successfully tested and inducted.
