With tension persisting at the border in Ladakh due to continuing stand-offs between the troops of China and India, top commanders of the three Services began a brain storming conference on Tuesday. The three-day meet in Lucknow will focus on operational readiness and measures to be taken to plug any gaps.
Army chief General M M Naravane will preside over the deliberations on Wednesday at the Central Command Headquarters there, officials said here on Tuesday.
The deliberations will cover wide-ranging subjects concerning military preparedness.
The Army Chief is scheduled to review the deployment of Indian Army formations deployed in Western and Northern borders while they are transitioning from winter to summer posture.
Senior Army, Navy and Air force officers including commanders of their respective commands are attending a series of discussions focused on reviewing the current international and regional environment, they said.
The exercise is undertaken with a view to progressively increase own capabilities through force level optimisation, technology adoption, induction of force multipliers, as also modernisation and improvement of infrastructure.
Operational readiness of troops and equipment to match strategy and tactics are also being reviewed to respond to the emerging threats and challenges.
Incidentally, the high-profile conference comes days after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar here last week.
It was the first visit by a Chinese minister to India since trouble erupted at the Line of Actual Control(LAC)in Eastern Ladakh nearly two years ago.
Jaishankar said after the meeting that situation was “not normal” as far as ties with China was concerned.