News: PM Narendra Modi reviewed security and operational preparedness at the 16th Combined Commanders’ Conference in Kolkata on 15 September 2025.
About Combined Commanders’ Conference 2025
- The CCC is a biennial apex-level forum of the Armed Forces that brings top civil and military leadership together to shape future preparedness.
- Theme of 2025
- Central theme: “Year of Reforms – Transforming for the Future.”
- Focus areas: Reforms, Transformation & Change, and Operational Preparedness.
- The Prime Minister was briefed on operational readiness in the “new normal” created by Operation Sindoor and on the future of warfare amid emerging technology and tactics.
- Senior participants include the Defence Minister, National Security Adviser, Minister of State for Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, the three Service Chiefs, Defence Secretary, and other senior officials.
- Significance
- Holistic review and roadmap: Conducts a holistic review of structural, administrative, and operational matters and develops the roadmap to implement the Prime Minister’s vision.
- Reform-centric modernisation: Reflects commitment to institutional reforms, deeper integration, and technological modernisation to address evolving challenges.
- Multi-domain operational readiness: Sustains high multi-domain operational preparedness amid increasing global uncertainties.
- Agile Posture & Inclusive Decision-Making: Strengthens an agile and decisive force posture while ensuring inclusive decision-making through interactive sessions that bring field perspectives to top-level deliberations.
