New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- A curtain raiser for the Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2025 (CDD-2025) was held here on Monday. Based on the theme 'Reform to Transform: Sashakt, Surakshit aur Viksit Bharat', the dialogue is being organised by the Indian Army, in collaboration with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), on November 27-28 in the national capital.
During the 'Fireside Chat', Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi, highlighted the linkage between national development and national security, noting that the aspirations of Viksit Bharat @2047 require sustained stability and a secure environment.
He recalled the Ministry of Defence's declaration of 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms' and underlined that security and developmen...