Defence Reforms, Including Theatre Commands Creation, To Be Priority In 2025, Defence Ministry Says
Defence Reforms: With a challenging geopolitical scenario and threats emerging from China that has taken a quantum leap in defence modernisation, India Wednesday said 2025 will be marked as 'Year of Reforms' for its armed forces and thrust will be given towards establishment of integrated theatre commands to boost jointness and integration among the Army, Navy and Air Force, thereby making them technologically more advanced and combat-ready, capable of multi-domain integrated operations. As India tackles rising threats from the China border in the north and Pakistan in the west, the possibility of a two-front war continues to stare at the Indian armed forces, and thus arises the question whether or not India needs to create theatre commands. According to the sources in the defence ministry, theaterisation is seen as critical for addressing multidimensional threats, including regional conflicts, terrorism, and maritime security, particularly given India's geopolitical situation. The defence ministry has planned the reforms with the broader aim to make the defence acquisition procedures simpler and time-sensitive, ensure deeper collaboration among key stakeholders, break silos, eliminate inefficiencies, and optimise the utilisation of resources.
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