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The United Service Institution of India (USI) organized a Combined Operational Review and Evaluation (CORE) Programme for 20 Senior Officers from the three Services from 15th to 19th March 2021.
Highlight of the event was an address by General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC, CDS on the topic, “Beyond CDS and DMA: Reforming for Synergizing India’s National Security Architecture.”
Additionally, the programme also included talks delivered by subject experts on pertinent themes such as “Art of Long Strategic View” given by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM & Bar (Retd.),Director,USI ;“Evolution of Indian Foreign Policy” by Amb. Vijay Gokhale (Retd); “Evolving Disruptive Technologies” delivered by Lt Gen (Dr) Ravindra Singh Panwar, AVSM, SM,VSM (Retd) and lastly lecture on “Atma Nirbhar Bharat (Make in India in Defence) by Lt Gen Anil Kapoor’s, AVSM, VSM (Retd).
Furthermore, five panel discussions on contemporary subjects were held in an attempt to provide a multi-dimensional perspective to the syndicates.
First session was on the theme “Dynamics of Indo-Pacific Region” and included the following panellists: Amb. Vijay Gokhale (Retd), Vice Adm Satish Soni, PVSM, AVSM, NM (Retd.) and Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli. The discussion on “Pak-China Strategic Nexus” was graced by Amb. Sujan R. Chinoy, DG IDSA, Maj Gen Arvind Bhatia ACIDS(Trg & Policy) and Shri Jayadeva Ranade. This was followed by the panel discussion on the topic “J&K Post Promulgation of Article 370” and invited views from experts, namely: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, PVSM, AVSM & Bar, YSM, SM (Retd.), Mr Tilak Devasher, Mr Ashok Bhan, Attorney Supreme Court of India and was moderated by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM & Bar (Retd), Dir USI.
Session on “Role of Military Diplomacy in Furtherance of National Interests” witnessed participation from Amb Nalin Surie, Vice Adm Shekhar Sinha, PVSM, AVSM, NM & Bar (Retd), Maj Gen G Jaishankar, VSM (Retd). The final session had Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd), Rear Adm Monty Khanna (Retd), Air Vice Mshl (Dr) Arjun Subramaniam, AVSM (Retd) as the panellists and was on the subject “Changing Nature of War”. Both these sessions were moderated by Maj Gen RPS Bhadauria, VSM (Retd), Head CS3.
Report Prepared by Mr. Varun Bhagat, Research Assistant, USI of India
Talk on “Beyond CDS and DMA ” by General Bipin Rawat, PVSM, UYSM, ACSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC, CDS
Welcome Address by Vice Adm SN Ghormade, AVSM, NM,DCIDS (Ops & Trg), HQ IDS
Session on “Art of Long Strategic View” by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM, & Bar (Retd), Director, USI
Panel Discussion on “Dynamics of Indo-Pacific Region”
Panel Discussion on “Pak-China Strategic Nexus”
Panel Discussion on ” J&K Post Promulgation of Article 370″
Panel Discussion on Role of Military Diplomacy in Furtherance of National Interests
Panel Discussion on “Changing Nature of War”
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