**Executive Summary**
The national seminar ‘Ran Samwad’ concluded on April 10, 2026, at the Air Force Training Command, Bengaluru, establishing a collaborative roadmap for Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). The event focused on preparing the Indian Armed Forces for conventional and irregular threats through tri-service integration and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan also announced the theme for the 2027 iteration of the seminar.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) Framework**
* Convergence is required across three primary realms: physical, synthetic, and cognitive.
* Modern warfare dimensions have expanded to include time, cyber, the Electro Magnetic (EM) spectrum, and cognition.
* The strategic focus has shifted from mere coordination to "true integration" among the Indian Defence Forces.
**Technological and Strategic Advancements**
* There is an urgent requirement for faster and smarter decision-making within AI-driven battlespaces.
* Achieving "decision superiority" is a critical goal for operational excellence in contested environments.
* Discussions highlighted the need for re-imagining operational art and adapting doctrines for MDO.
**Operational Integration and Planning**
* Integration of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) is essential for maintaining information superiority.
* Tri-services must prioritize joint planning and specialized training for multi-domain conflict.
**Future Roadmap**
* Ran Samwad 2027 will focus on the theme: "High-Intensity Operations in a Transparent and Expanded Battlespace: Challenges for Force Application and Force Preservation."
**Impact Analysis**
**Indian Armed Forces (Tri-Services)**
**Impact**
The forces are transitioning from a model of coordination to one of deep integration, necessitating changes in how they operate across cyber, EM, and cognitive domains.
**Action Required**
Officers must adapt training modules and doctrines to align with MDO requirements and incorporate AI-driven decision-making processes.
**Senior Military Leadership and Planners**
**Impact**
There is an increased demand for joint planning and the integration of ISR capabilities to ensure information superiority.
**Action Required**
Leadership must implement the collaborative roadmap discussed and begin preparations for the high-intensity operational challenges defined for the 2027 seminar.
**Media Fraternity**
**Impact**
Recognized as stakeholders in nation-building and the development of a national strategic culture.
**Action Required**
Continue the role of nurturing strategic culture and reporting on the evolution of Indian defense capabilities.
Key Entities Referenced
Ran Samwad: A national seminar focused on Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) to develop a collaborative road map for the Indian Armed Forces to address conventional and irregular threats.
General Anil Chauhan: The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who outlined the strategic shift from coordination to true integration among the Indian Defence Forces and emphasized AI-driven decision-making.
Ministry of Defence: The primary ministry responsible for overseeing the seminar and the strategic preparation of the Indian Armed Forces for multi-domain conflict.
Air Force Training Command, Bengaluru: The central location and specific military command that hosted the national seminar on multi-domain operations.
Ministry of Defence
Ran Samwad 2026 Concludes with a
Collaborative Road Map to Prepare the Indian
Armed Forces for Multi Domain Conflict
Posted On: 10 APR 2026 8:22PM by PIB Delhi
The two-day national seminar ‘Ran Samwad’ anchored around the theme "Multi-Domain Operations
(MDO): An Imperative for Addressing Conventional and Irregular Threats" concluded in Air Force
Training Command, Bengaluru on April 10, 2026. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan
delivered the closing address, emphasising that the multi-domain operations require convergence across
physical, synthetic and cognitive realms.
In his address, the CDS highlighted the urgency of faster and smarter decision-making in an Artificial
Intelligence (AI) driven battlespace. He underlined that warfare in present era spans across multiple
dimensions of time, cyber, Electro Magnetic (EM) spectrum and cognition, demanding seamless tri-
service integration and innovative thinking. The focus, therefore, has now shifted from coordination to
true integration among the Indian Defence Forces, he added.
Gen Chauhan announced that Ran Samwad 2027 would be organised on the theme "High-Intensity
Operations in a Transparent and Expanded Battlespace: Challenges for Force Application and Force
Preservation". Post his address, he met with the members of media fraternity and lauded their role in
Nation building and nurturing the spirit of strategic culture.
The second day of Ran Samwad also witnessed profound discussions by senior officers from the tri-
services on a broad spectrum of subjects including Doctrinal Adaptation and Training for Multi Domain
Operations (MDO) and Re-imagining Operational Art, ISR (Intelligence, Surveillances &
Reconnaissance) Integration for Information Superiority in MDO, and joint planning.The seminar succeeded in fostering a shared understanding of the challenges posed by both conventional
and irregular threats with a collaborative road map and meaningful discussions on the complexities of war,
warfare and warfighting. The collaborative spirit demonstrated over the two days reaffirmed the Indian
Defence Forces' commitment towards achieving decision superiority and operational excellence in an
increasingly contested multi-domain battlespace.
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