Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address at the Combined Commander's Conference in Gujarat’s Kevadia on Saturday which will also see the participation of jawans and junior commissioned officers (JCOs) for the first time.
PM Modi to chair Valedictory Session of Combined Commanders Conference at Kevadia in Gujarat
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Updated: Saturday, March 6, 2021, 9:59 [IST]
New Delhi, Mar 06: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Combined Commanders Conference today in Kevadia, Gujarat.
According to the official sources, jawans and junior commissioned officers also participated in the conference for the first time. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the military commanders, and a team of secretary-level officers from the Ministry of Defense have joined the deliberations from Friday.
The valedictory session on the third and final day today will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is also participating in the valedictory session. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, Army Chief General M M Naravane, Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria, and Navy Chief Admiral Karambir Singh are also attending the conference.
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PM Modi to address Combined Commanders Conference today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a conference of the county s top military leadership in Gujarat s Kevadia on Saturday, which will also see the participation of jawans and junior commissioned officers (JCOs) for the first time, according to an official statement on Thursday. The Combined Commanders Conference, a premier brainstorming event of the military officials, is taking place after three years in Kevadia from Thursday to Saturday, the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) said in a statement.
It said that in a major departure from the past, the scope of this year s conference has been expanded to make it a multi-layered, interactive, informal and informed event with the added participation of about 30 officers and soldiers of various ranks from the three services.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnesses an army exhibition during the Combined Commanders’ Conference at Kevadia on Saturday. (ANI Photo)
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed the need for enhancing “indigenisation” in the entire national security system, even as he reviewed the operational situation along the Pakistan and China fronts as well as the setting up of unified theatre commands in the country.
Addressing the valedictory session of the three-day combined commanders’ conference (CCC) at Kevadia in Gujarat, the PM spelt out the “national security directives” for the 15-lakh strong armed forces as well as the “strategic imperatives” being faced by the country.