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By Manjeet Negi: The first Army Commanders’ Conference (ACC) of this year is scheduled from April 17 to 21.
The five-day Army Commanders’ Conference (ACC) is an apex-level biannual event which is an institutional platform for conceptual level deliberations, culminating in making important policy decisions for the Indian Army.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is scheduled to address the conference on April 19, where he will review an equipment display focussing on niche technology, innovation, solutions for surveillance, artificial intelligence, training, robotics, virtual reality, operational logistics etc.
The senior officers will also be addressed by the chief of defence staff, the naval Staff and the chief of the air staff.
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A talk on the future contours of Indo-China relations by Vijay Gokhale, former Ambassador to China, is also planned during the conference.
For the first time, the ACC is being conducted in the Hybrid format exploiting available technology for secure communication, wherein Army commanders and other senior functionaries will meet virtually on the first day and then travel to Delhi for balanced physical meetings on matters which require detailed deliberations.
On the first day of the conference, agenda points sponsored by various command headquarters will be discussed, followed by an update from commander-in-chief Andaman and Nicobar command and sessions by principal staff officers of the Army headquarters.
The forum will also review the progress on the activities charted out as part of ‘Year of Transformation-2023’ along with progress on the Agnipath scheme, digitisation and automation initiatives, Combat Engineers tasks, work aspects and budget management. The apex leadership will also brainstorm current / emerging security scenarios and review the operational preparedness of the Indian Army.
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