The Indian Navy's biannual Commanders' Conference 2025 will be held in New Delhi from 22 to 24 October 2025. The conference will address combat readiness, interoperability, and joint operations. The Hon'ble RM and the Cabinet Secretary will address the Naval Commanders and provide a perspective on broader national interests and the vision towards Viksit Bharat 2047. The Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff will also address the conference. Discussions will include the overall security situation in the Indian Ocean region, Naval operations, training, resource availability, Op Logistics and digitisation. Disruptive technologies like AI, Big Data, and ML will also be reviewed. Navy leadership will review operational preparedness and promote the Make in India scheme, MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security Across all Regions), and the Indian Navy as the Preferred Security Partner in the IOR and Indo-Pacific.
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Posted On: 21 OCT 2025 4:44PM by PIB Delhi
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Navy: Central subject of the conference and its future operational preparedness.
New Delhi: Location of the Commanders' Conference.
Operation Sindoor: Specific naval operation referenced in the context of the conference.
Viksit Bharat 2047: Visionary goal towards which the conference aims to contribute.
MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security Across all Regions): Vision mentioned to guide the Navy’s efforts.
Ministry of Defence
SECOND EDITION OF INDIAN NAVY'S
COMMANDERS' CONFERENCE TO COMMENCE
FROM 22 OCTOBER 2025
Posted On: 21 OCT 2025 4:44PM by PIB Delhi
The second edition of Indian Navy’s biannual Commanders’ Conference 2025 is scheduled to be held over a
period of three days at New Delhi from 22 to 24 Oct 2025. The Conference assumes greater significance in
the backdrop of ‘Operation Sindoor’ and the Navy’s high tempo of operations and combat preparedness. The
Navy’s focus on enhancing combat capabilities, interoperability, and joint Operations with Indian Army, IAF,
and ICG underscores its resolve to deter emerging threats and showcase maritime prowess in the IOR and
Indo-Pacific.
During the Conference, the Hon’ble RM and the Cabinet Secretary will address the Naval Commanders
and provide a perspective on broader national interests and the vision towards Viksit Bharat 2047. The
conference serves as a platform for close interaction with national leadership and bureaucrats, and fine tune
Navy’s outlook towards mitigating multi-dimensional challenges in current geo-strategic environment.
The conference also features addresses by the Chief of Defence Staff and the Chief of the Air Staff
and embedded discussions with senior naval leadership. Interactions would aim for harnessing
synergy in joint planning and execution of operations and optimising resources for capability
enhancement.
The Chief of the Naval staff, along with the Commander-in-Chiefs, will review and assess plans
pertaining to the overall security situation in the Indian Ocean region, our primary area of
responsibility. Paradigms related to Naval operations, training and resource-availability towards
varied Op tasking in current scenario would also be agenda for discussion. The Commanders would
also delve on the Navy’s roadmap for the future prospects, including key enablers, improved Op
Logistics and digitisation. The discussions are planned to review disruptive technologies viz. AI, Big
Data and ML for combat solutions and sustained seamless operations in a safe and secure
environment.
On a broader canvas, Navy’s apex leadership will review its Operational preparedness on Western
and Eastern Seaboards, boosting indigenisation and innovation under Make in India scheme,
furthering GoI’s vision of MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security Across
all Regions), and promoting Indian Navy as the Preferred Security Partner in the IOR and Indo-
Pacific.
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