New Delhi: Amid increasing Chinese presence in the Indian Ocean Region, Indian Navy commanders' conference began on Monday to review the major operational, material, logistics, human resource development, training and administrative activities. The Naval commanders will also review performance of weapons and sensors, and readiness of all the available platforms.
All operational and area commanders of the Indian Navy are participating in the conference. It is the first edition of Naval Commanders' Conference of 2022. It is scheduled from April 25 to April 28. The Conference serves as a platform for Naval Commanders to discuss important maritime matters at the military-strategic level as well as interact with senior government functionaries through an institutionalised forum. The Chiefs of Indian Army and Indian Air Force will also interact with the Naval Commanders to address convergence of the three Services vis-a-vis a common operational environment, as well as discuss avenues of augmenting Tri-Service synergy and readiness. The Conference will focus on addressing the contemporary security paradigms while seeking ways to enhance combat capability of the Navy and make operations more effective and efficient.