Key Takeaways
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Combined Commanders’ Conference at Fort William, focusing on reforms and indigenous defence capabilities.
- The conference aims to transform and improve operational preparedness, with a focus on building indigenous defence capabilities to make India Atmanirbhar.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh attend the conference.
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived here, is scheduled to inaugurate a key defence conference at Fort William, the headquarters of the Indian Army‘s Eastern Command in the city.
“After programmes in Assam, I landed in Kolkata, where I will take part in the Combined Commanders’ Conference tomorrow,” Modi said before arriving in the city to unveil a three-day armed forces conference at Fort William.
Modi also shared visuals of a grand welcome at Kolkata Airport last evening as he waved to a large crowd of supporters.
The Combined Commanders’ Conference aims to focus on reforms, emphasizing the building of indigenous defence capabilities to make India Atmanirbhar. The conference, held this morning, aims to transform and improve operational preparedness.”Atmanirbhar”.
Transformation and operational preparedness are the themes for this year’s conference, titled ‘Year of Reforms – Transforming for the Future’.
This is Modi’s second visit to the city in less than a month. He recently unveiled a slew of projects, including the much-awaited metro connectivity between Sealdah and Howrah stations, along with a link to Kolkata airport.
The PM is expected to depart from Kolkata this afternoon for Purnea in Bihar.
The Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) will be attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, among others.
