New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- After the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address at the Combined Commanders' Conference held in September this year in Kolkata, the Defence Ministry has fast-tracked the process of setting up new theatre commands, which would help the three defence forces to fight the wars of the future in an integrated and joint manner.

The responsibility of forming the Theatre Command structures has been assigned to the Department of Military Affairs under the Ministry of Defence, headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

"The DMA has already done the groundwork of enhancing the integration between the three defence forces and making them work jointly. The DMA is also working towards incorporating the lessons learnt during Operat...