Chief of Army Staff General Dwivedi delivers valedictory address at CDM, stresses on 5 pillars of transformation

The event marked the successful completion of the flagship HDMC by 167 officers from the Indian armed forces, including 14 officers from friendly foreign nations

Hyderabad: Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi stressed upon the five pillars of transformation encompassing technology absorption, structural changes, human resource development and increasing cohesion between the three services.

Delivering the valedictory address of the Higher Defence Management Course (HDMC-20) at the College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad, on Thursday, General Dwivedi gave a holistic roadmap of the Indian Army to become a future-ready combat force.

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General Dwivedi stressed upon the need to move from process-driven approach to outcome-driven approach to transition from measure of performance to measure of effectiveness.

The Indian Army Chief underscored the alignment of the Army’s transformative goals and deliberated upon the three phases of era of transition, era of consolidation and era of control.

General Dwivedi emphasised that armed forces must be mobile, agile and technologically competent, capable of contributing in all spheres of national security towards achieving vision ‘Viksit Bharat’ by 2047.

The event marked the successful completion of the flagship HDMC by 167 officers from the Indian armed forces, including 14 officers from friendly foreign nations.

General Dwivedi addressed the future strategic leaders on a multitude of significant issues from transformation of the armed forces to role and responsibilities towards nation building.

The Indian Army Chief exhorted the graduating officers to be imaginative and develop the attitude and adaptability to channelise their ability and imbibe the principles of truth, trust and transparency to deal with future challenges.