**Executive Summary**
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, addressed the annual seminar on 'Multi-Domain Integrated Technologically-Empowered Resilient Armed Forces (MITRA)' at the College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad on February 24, 2026. The seminar, held on February 24-25, 2026, focused on aligning conflict lessons with India's operational environment and developing MITRA armed forces. The Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, was the 'Knowledge Partner' for the event.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Strategic Shift in Warfare:**
* The Indian Armed Forces need to transition towards Intelligent Warfare, moving beyond Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) to All Realm All Domain Operations (ARADO).
* The 'Third Revolution in Military Affairs' is characterized by Convergence Warfare, fusing contact and non-contact, kinetic and non-kinetic, and old and new domains across all levels of conflict.
* Emphasis on establishing non-nuclear strategic deterrence at every level of escalation.
* **MITRA Armed Forces Development:**
* Focus on self-reliance and structural reform to develop MITRA armed forces.
* MITRA armed forces will be multi-domain in vision, integrated in action, technology-empowered in execution, and resilient in purpose.
* **CDM Annual Seminar:**
* The Annual Seminar 2026 fosters discourse for developing national power under MITRA for administration and management of future contestations.
* College of Defence Management (CDM) equips military leadership with management thoughts, concepts, and best practices.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Indian Armed Forces**
* **Impact:** Transition to Intelligent Warfare and the ARADO framework, and to adopt MITRA principles.
* **Action Required:** Implement changes to operational strategies and integration of new technologies.
**Stakeholder: Military Leadership**
* **Impact:** Equipped with contemporary management concepts and best practices to address strategic challenges.
* **Action Required:** Apply learned concepts to leadership roles in the administration and management of future contestations.
Key Entities Referenced
Multi-Domain Integrated Technologically-Empowered Resilient Armed Forces (MITRA): An initiative focused on developing a technologically advanced and resilient armed forces capable of operating across multiple domains.
Ministry of Defence: The government ministry responsible for the nation's defence.
College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad: A tri-service institution dedicated to military leadership development, where the annual seminar on 'MITRA' was held.
Ministry of Defence
CDS Addresses the Annual Seminar on ‘MITRA’
at CDM, Secunderabad
Posted On: 25 FEB 2026 3:48PM by PIB Delhi
“As warfare expands from the physical to the synthetic and cognitive realms, the Indian Armed Forces
need to transition from net-centric operations toward Intelligent Warfare and move beyond Multi-Domain
Operations (MDO) to All Realm All Domain Operations (ARADO)” the Chief of Defence Staff, General
Anil Chauhan emphasized in his address at the College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad on
February 24, 2026. Inaugurating the annual seminar on the theme ‘Multi-Domain Integrated
Technologically-Empowered Resilient Armed Forces (MITRA)’, CDS highlighted the ‘Third Revolution
in Military Affairs,’ characterized by Convergence Warfare that fuses contact and non-contact, kinetic and
non-kinetic, and old and new domains across all levels of conflict. He also emphasized on the need to
establish non-nuclear strategic deterrence, ensuring the ability to win at every level of escalation.
CDM hosted the annual seminar on February 24-25, 2026 with Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, as
‘Knowledge Partner’. This year’s theme ‘MITRA’ underscores the evolving role of military & war
fighting strategies in an increasingly complex geopolitical and technological landscape.
The seminar served as a strategic platform to align contemporary conflict lessons with India’s unique
operational environment, focused on self-reliance and structural reform, with an objective to develop
MITRA armed forces that are Multi-domain in vision, Integrated in action, Technology-empowered in
execution, and Resilient in purpose. With the participation of senior defence officials, scholars, industry
partners and practitioners, the CDM Annual Seminar 2026 fosters intellectual discourse and strategic
foresight for developing the comprehensive national power under the realm of MITRA for administration
and management of future contestations and resilient India.
Established in December 1970, the College of Defence Management (CDM) has remained a premier tri-
service institution dedicated to equipping military leadership with the contemporary management thoughts,
concepts, and best practices. Over the years, its annual seminars have addressed crucial themes ranging
from strategic challenges and self-reliance to geopolitical power shifts and leadership transformation,
bolstering CDM's role in shaping India's military future for administration and management of future
contestations and a resilient India.****
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