Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan says developing joint culture in the Indian armed forces under 'Jointness 2.0' is the way forward
The Army chief made the remarks at a conference titled 'Historical Patterns in Indian Strategic Culture'
Their visit is part of an "operational deployment" of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recently said India would soon begin building its third aircraft carrier, even as China's third and latest carrier completed its maiden test voyage
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He said that now big corporate houses like the Adani Group, Tata Group, and L&T are manufacturing indigenous radar systems and guns
The visit will conclude with a maritime partnership exercise at sea between the Indian Navy and the Vietnamese People's Navy
The COAS was given a detailed briefing about the force's combat readiness at the headquarters of the Fire and Fury Corps in Leh
The defence ministry said Gen Chauhan stressed the need for expediting the jointness process to create 'multi-domain response capable Indian armed forces'
The fleet arrived in Singapore on Monday and will sail to Malaysia on Thursday and then onwards visit the Philippines
Currently, the Chinese navy is involved in a standoff with the US-backed Philippines naval ships in the South China Sea
He was serving as Chief of Personnel at the naval headquarters in his previous assignment
The new Navy chief also said that boosting the Navy's ongoing efforts to enhance self-reliance will be one of his priorities.
A communication and electronic warfare specialist, he has had a long and distinguished service spanning nearly 39 years.
Indian Navy's destroyer INS Kochi responded following the attack on the vessel, MV Andromeda Star, on April 26, officials said, adding all the crew members are safe
In his address at a seminar here, he also said technologies are emerging in new unchartered domains, and 'revolutionising and establishing a 'new normal' in different fields'
He said the overall rise of a nation can be said to occur when there is a significant and continuous increase in its 'comprehensive national power'
In response, Taiwan sent aircraft and naval ships and deployed air defence missile systems to monitor the PLA activity, reports say
The exercise 'Poorvi Leher' witnessed participation of ships, submarines, aircraft and special naval forces