- CDS Gen Anil Chauhan Calls for Seamless Tri-Service Integration in AI-Driven Battlespace
- From Coordination to True Integration: Forces Pivot to Decision Superiority
- Top Commanders Deliberate on ISR, Doctrinal Shifts & Joint Planning
- Ran Samwad 2027 Theme Announced Amid Push for Operational Excellence
NE DEFENCE BUREAU
NEW DELHI, APR 11
The two-day national seminar ‘Ran Samwad’ anchored around the theme “Multi-Domain Operations (MDO): An Imperative for Addressing Conventional and Irregular Threats” concluded at Air Force Training Command, Bengaluru on April 10, 2026, setting the stage for a collaborative roadmap to prepare the Indian Armed Forces for evolving, multi-domain conflicts.
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, delivering the closing address, emphasised that the multi-domain operations require convergence across physical, synthetic and cognitive realms.
In his address, the CDS highlighted the urgency of faster and smarter decision-making in an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven battlespace. He underlined that warfare in the present era spans across multiple dimensions of time, cyber, Electro Magnetic (EM) spectrum and cognition, demanding seamless tri-service integration and innovative thinking. The focus, therefore, has now shifted from coordination to true integration among the Indian Defence Forces, he added.
Gen Chauhan announced that Ran Samwad 2027 would be organised on the theme “High-Intensity Operations in a Transparent and Expanded Battlespace: Challenges for Force Application and Force Preservation”. Post his address, he met members of the media fraternity and lauded their role in nation-building and nurturing the spirit of strategic culture.
The second day of Ran Samwad witnessed in-depth deliberations by senior officers from the tri-services on a wide spectrum of subjects, including Doctrinal Adaptation and Training for Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), Re-imagining Operational Art, ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance) integration for information superiority, and joint planning.
The seminar succeeded in fostering a shared understanding of the challenges posed by both conventional and irregular threats, culminating in a collaborative roadmap and meaningful discussions on the complexities of war, warfare and warfighting. The spirit of collaboration over the two days reaffirmed the Indian Defence Forces’ commitment to achieving decision superiority and operational excellence in an increasingly contested multi-domain battlespace.
