Seminar on Future National Security puts to fore various facets of national security

Seminar on Future National Security puts to fore various facets of national security

A seminar on Future National Security Challenges for India-Coping Strategies was organised by the Gandiv Division on behalf of South Western Command from 28 October to 30 October 2009 at the Kota University Auditorium. The seminar, commenced with the opening remarks by Lieutenant General K Surendra Nath, VSM the General Officer Commanding Chetak Corps.

The seminar brought together a rare and distinguished group of speakers who have all made a mark for themselves in their respective fields, which included Admiral Arun Prakash (Retired), former Chief of Naval Staff and Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee, Ambassador Kanwal Sibal, Lieutenant General Raman Puri (Retird), B G Verghese, Air Commodore Jasjit Singh (Retired) and many other renowned personalities, who are currently in the upper echelons of security related ‘think tanks’ in the country.

It provided an opportunity to service officers to share the views of luminaries on the subject and interact with them during the course of three sessions. It also provided an interactive forum for better understanding of national security challenges in future, which would facilitate formulation of strategies to cope with future national security challenges, in what is increasingly being seen as a complex geo-political environment.

The seminar concluded with an address by Lieutenant General CKS Sabu, AVSM, VSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Command, who highlighted the importance of such forums as an opportunity for widening horizons and sharing collective wisdom.

Courtesy: Ministry of defence release