Army’s Sapta Shakti Command, CLAWS highlight unified national security framework for future wars

The Sapta Shakti Command, in collaboration with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), organised a security synergy seminar, ‘A Whole-of-Nation Approach (WoNA) to Counter Future Conflicts’, at Jaipur Military Station on Monday.

The two-day seminar aims to foster synergy between the Indian Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces, civil administration, academia, and industry towards developing a unified national security framework.

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Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh, Army Commander, South Western Command, in his inaugural address, highlighted that the current global environment is extremely turbulent, marked by volatility, uncertainty, and shifting power dynamics.

The Army Commander cited examples of recent global conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars wherein, apart from the military, the economic, civil infrastructure, citizens, information and cyber were equally targeted with impunity. Hence, the modern warfare has transcended conventional battlefields to include multiple domains such as cyber, space, drones, and electronic warfare, demanding seamless integration of all components of national power -Diplomatic, Informational, Military and Economic (DIME)—supported by technology.

He highlighted that true national resilience stems from the collective effort of governance, industry, and citizens—the essence of the Whole-of-Nation Approach. He further exhorted that ‘Security of the Nation’ should become a ‘Habit’ and ‘Soul of the Nation’ in this contemporary world.

Security Synergy Seminar, the first of its kind, brought to the table illuminating discussions, amalgamating thoughts and wisdom of eminent military strategists, experienced senior veterans, diplomats, bureaucrats, industry innovators, senior stakeholders of state administration, acclaimed media houses, and 130 students from various universities in Jaipur. The deliberations focussed on evolving multi-domain threats and formulating a comprehensive national security framework.

The first day of the seminar witnessed thought-provoking sessions on ‘The Strategic Imperative of WoNA’ and ‘Forging Partnerships – The Pillars of Collaboration’.