Hyderabad, June 22: Effectiveness in future military operations will depend heavily on “jointness” and how well the respective Armed Forces can communicate and coordinate their efforts on the battlefield, a top defence official said on Monday.
Sub-conventional wars, which include guerrilla warfare, insurgency, low intensity conflict, proxy war and armed violence, seem to have acquired greater intensity and would continue to unfurl increasing responsibilities and challenges, Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (DCIDS) Dhiraj Kukreja said.
Addressing participant officers of the Higher Defence Management Course that commenced at College of Defence Management (CDM) here, Air Marshal Kukreja said, “To prepare for the future, it requires us to think differently and develop the kind of forces and capabilities that can quickly adapt to new challenges and unexpected circumstances.”
“Effectiveness in future operations will depend heavily on jointness, how well the different branches of our military can communicate and coordinate their efforts on the battlefield,” he said, adding, “achieving jointness in wartime requires building jointness in peacetime.”
He also said the CDM is a standing embodiment of true integration and the culture of “jointmanship” is instilled in all facets of its training curriculum.
–PTI–