Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi, chaired a crucial high-level meeting of the Indian Army’s senior leadership in New Delhi on 19th August 2024. The meeting’s focus of discussion was on charting the future course of the Indian Army during the Amrit Kaal, aligning with Centre’s Vision to make India a developed country, a significant global player and one of the most desirable countries to live in by 2047.

The Ministry of Defence stated that discussions were centred around ongoing transformational initiatives by the Indian Army and its contribution towards achieving the objective of Viksit Bharat@2047. The senior leadership engaged in interactive discussions to define the Army’s role in the national vision and articulated the Indian Army’s Vision@2047 as:

“To transform into a modern, agile, adaptive, technology-enabled, 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 COAS exhorted all stakeholders to promote Atmanirbharta, strive to achieve self-reliance in Indigenisation of equipment, platforms, and weapons, support Indian Defence Industries in not only developing world-class equipment but also facilitate in becoming a leading defence exporter.

Key Discussions

– Reorganisation of Army Headquarters, Command Headquarters, and other key formations to ensure optimal efficiency and operational readiness.

– Modernisation of all the combat arms, combat support arms and the logistics units.

– Enhancing joint operations and integration between the Army, Navy and Air Force to face the future challenges of warfare.

– Commitment towards indigenisation, supporting the domestic defence industry and facilitating India’s position as a leading defence exporter.