Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan will chair the maiden ‘Parivartan Chintan,’ a tri-service conference on integration and jointness here on Monday, defence ministry said here on Sunday.

Giving details, officials said ‘Parivartan Chintan,’ a pioneering Tri-Service day-long Conference is aimed at generating new and fresh ideas, initiatives and reforms to propel Jointness and Integration efforts.

With the Indian Armed Forces having embarked on a major transformative change in their quest to be ready for the envisaged future wars, initiatives are being undertaken to promote Jointness and Integration as structures are modified to enable Tri- Service multi domain operations.      

The ‘Chintan’ will be the first ever conference of the Heads of all Tri- Services Institutions, the Department of Military Affairs, Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff and the three Services, with officers from varied service brackets, through their diverse understanding and experience, recommending measures to achieve the desired “Joint and Integrated” end state with celerity.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh earlier this week urged the armed forces to be prepared to meet the challenge of fast changing nature of warfare and stressed upon the present complex world situation which effects everyone  globally.

Making this assertion while addressing the Army Commanders’ Conference, he said “Unconventional and asymmetric warfare, including hybrid war will be part of the future conventional wars.

Cyber, information, communication, trade and finance have all become an inseparable part of future conflicts.

This necessitates that Armed Forces will have to keep all these facets in consideration while planning and formulating strategies.”