Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) 2025, scheduled to be held in Kolkata from September 15 to 17, said the Ministry of Defence on Monday.
This year’s conference will be held under the theme “Year of Reforms – Transforming for the Future” and will bring together the country’s top civil and military leadership. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Minister of State for Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, Defence Secretary, as well as secretaries from other ministries are expected to attend. Senior officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Integrated Defence Staff will also participate.
The deliberations at CCC 2025 will focus on reforms, transformation, change and operational preparedness – underscoring the Armed Forces’ commitment to institutional reforms, greater jointness, and technological modernisation. The discussions will also review strategies to ensure multi-domain readiness in the face of an increasingly complex geo-strategic environment.
Continuing with the tradition of inclusive engagement, the conference will feature interactive sessions with officers and personnel from various ranks of the Armed Forces. These interactions are aimed at ensuring that grassroots perspectives feed into high-level strategic planning.
The Combined Commanders’ Conference is the apex-level brainstorming forum of the Armed Forces, serving as a platform for conceptual and strategic dialogue between India’s military leadership and the country’s top policymakers.