Chief of the Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, on Wednesday, urged the Indian Navy to plan for a rapidly evolving character of war, including economic and technological factors, at the biannual naval commanders conference underway in Delhi.
The event began on Tuesday and will conclude on Thursday.
During the conference, top commanders of the Navy carried out a comprehensive review of the maritime security framework and the implications of the West Asia crisis in the context of safeguarding the country's energy security.
Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, in his address, hailed the achievements of the Indian Navy in safeguarding India's maritime interests, including energy security, amidst the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
He also highlighted the Indian Navy's continuing focus on combat readiness and adapting emerging technologies to build a future-ready force.
Admiral Tripathi reiterated the Navy's commitments in the Indian Ocean Region and beyond in the emerging geostrategic scenario, and the significance of a cohesive and credible approach through proactive engagements with friendly foreign countries (FFCs) in multilateral and bilateral exercises, a release from the defence ministry said.
The naval leadership also deliberated on issues pertaining to jointness, capability enhancement, maintenance and refits, multi-domain safety practices, training, foreign cooperation and those related to human resources and indigenisation.
It is learnt that the commanders also discussed naval deployments to safeguard India's energy security amidst the ongoing conflict in West Asia, reports news agency PTI.