Multiple initiatives are being taken by the Indian Armed Forces to maintain an edge over our adversaries and improvements in our war fighting doctrines, strategy and concepts as per perceived threat have been enunciated. 

This was stated by Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan in a recent event to mark 25 years of Kargil Vijay Diwas.

Presenting the Kargil Honours, CDS thanked the Veterans and Veer Naris for their immense contributions and sacrifices during the Kargil War. He also lauded the Indian Defence Industry for supporting the national effort.

Gen Anil Chauhan said that capability development to include infrastructure and robust operational logistics is being attempted in a progressive manner through indigenous means to build future ready Armed Forces. 

Multiple re-organization & restructuring initiatives are going on to enhance warfighting efficiency and effectiveness, he added.

CDS also highlighted that the nature of future military and non-military security challenges brings to fore the imperative need for the Armed Forces to be prepared for multi-domain and multi-spectrum challenges. 

“There is an inescapable requirement of seamless integration across all domains – land, sea, air, space, info and cyberspace, and infusion of interoperable systems among various branches of Armed Forces,” he said.