Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to address Naval Commanders' Conference 2020 today

The Naval Commanders' Conference-2020 will begin today in New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address the 3-day event on the opening day. The Chief of the Naval Staff, with the Commanders-in-Chief, will review major operational, material, logistics, HR, training and administrative activities undertaken during the year and deliberate upon the course to be steered in the future.

The conference assumes greater significance in the backdrop of recent events on the northern borders, coupled with the unprecedented challenges posed by COVID-19. This is the first Naval Commanders’ Conference since the institution of Department of Military



Affairs (DMA) and Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).

The conference will discuss ways to optimise joint planning structures, Tri-Service Synergy, and operational readiness, as well as functional reorganisation within the Indian Navy to improve efficiency.

The Commanders will also deliberate upon the larger security imperatives in the Indo-Pacific region keeping in line with the Prime Minister's vision of SAGAR, Security and Growth for All in the Region. The Conference is the apex level event for interaction between the Naval Commanders and will culminate on Friday.