New Delhi: India on Wednesday declared 2025 as the year of defence reforms and that the aim will be to facilitate rolling out integrated theatre commands to bolster synergy among the three services and transform the military into a technologically-advanced combat-ready force.
The broader aim of the reforms planned by the defence ministry would be to make the defence acquisition procedures simpler and time-sensitive, ensure deeper collaboration among key stakeholders, break silos, eliminate inefficiencies, and optimize utilization of resources.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the reforms would lay the foundation for “unprecedented” advancements in defence preparedness and ensure India’s security and sovereignty amid the challenges of the 21st century.
The Defence Ministry on Wednesday declared 2025 as the year of reforms and that the aim will be to facilitate the establishment of integrated theatre commands to bolster jointness among the three services.
The reform measures would be rolled out to transform the armed forces into a technologically advanced combat-ready force capable of multi-domain integrated operations, it said.
The ministry said the focus in 2025 will be on new domains such as cyber and space, and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, hypersonic, and robotics.
“‘Year of Reforms’ will be a momentous step in the modernization journey of the armed forces,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.
“It will lay the foundation for unprecedented advancements in the country’s defence preparedness, thus preparing to ensure the security and sovereignty of the nation amidst the challenges of the 21st century,” he said.
The decision to observe 2025 as the year of reforms was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Singh.
