Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth has said the Indian Army's transformation must go beyond modern equipment and restructuring to include a culture of innovation, technological adaptation and agility, keeping the soldier, the "Yoddha", at its core.
General Seth delivered the Cavalry Memorial Address, titled "Vision for Future Warfighting in the Indian Subcontinent", at the Mechanised Forces Symposium 2026 at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on 11 November.
Main points
- Jointness: seamless coordination across the services and domains is critical for future warfighting.
- Self-reliance: the Army remains committed to indigenous capability development and stronger partnerships with industry and academia.
- Mechanised forces: he called their journey a testament to the Army's spirit of adaptation and said he was confident in their pivotal role in future warfare.
The symposium
The two-day event is organised by the Cavalry Officers' Association with the Directorate General of Mechanised Forces. It brings together serving officers, veterans, defence scientists, industry representatives and strategic thinkers. At the inaugural session, a book titled "Armour 2040: Steel, Silicon & The Future Battlespace" by Lt Gen A.B. Shivane (Retd) was unveiled.
Source: official release by the Ministry of Defence, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (11 NOV 2026 6:27PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF DELIVERS CAVALRY MEMORIAL ADDRESS AT MECHANISED FORCES SYMPOSIUM 2026.
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Sources
- 1.CHIEF OF THE ARMY STAFF DELIVERS CAVALRY MEMORIAL ADDRESS AT MECHANISED FORCES SYMPOSIUM 2026 — Press Information Bureau, Government of India
