First Naval Commanders' Conference of 2023 Commences Today

The first edition of the Naval Commanders' Conference of 2023 commenced today with its first phase conference on the board of India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, in the Arabian Sea off Goa. 

The conference will be addressed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and serve as a significant platform for naval commander’s discussion relating to military strategic and security issues. It will also support interaction with senior government functionaries through an institutionalized forum.

The major six months of operational, materiel, logistics, human resource development, training and administrative activities undertaken by the Indian Navy will be reviewed by the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar along with other naval commanders, a deliberation for future planning of important activities and initiatives.

According to reports, the conference includes activities and on Day one, an operational demonstration at sea will take place. Another major highlight will be naval commanders underlining the update of the ‘Agnipath Scheme’ executed in the Indian Navy in November last year.

Further to address the convergence of the three services vis-à-vis common operational environment, and avenues of augmenting tri-service synergy and readiness towards the defence of the nation and India’s national interests, an interaction will be held between the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chiefs of the Indian Army and Indian Air Force along with the naval commanders on subsequent days.

Meanwhile, the naval statement says, due to the prevailing geostrategic situation in the region, the conference has great significance and relevance. It also underscored the Navy’s growth in its operational tasking over the years in consonance with India’s growing maritime interests. 

It added, the commanders also deliberate the Navy’s readiness to address the challenges of maritime interests and the Indian Navy stands focused on being combat-ready, credible and cohesive resembling a future-proof force continuing to assiduously execute its mandate as the maritime security guarantor of the country.