 "Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi at the third edition of the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in the capital | Photo: Indian Army")
The Indian Army is putting in place a three-phase transformation plan which will make it an integrated “future-ready force” by 2047, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi said on Thursday.
The “hop, step, and jump” transformation plan is aligned with the Viksit Bharat national vision, COAS said at the third edition of the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in the capital, adding that the aim was to stay decisive and prepared in a rapidly evolving global landscape marked by rising conflict.
Elaborating on the plan, the COAS said that the first phase, ‘HOP 2032’, forms a comprehensive framework under
