The last six months have seen an intense operational tempo in the Indian Navy’s operations

 
The second edition of the Naval Commanders' Conference 2023 to be held from September 4-6, 2023 will undertake a detailed review of the operational readiness of the Indian Navy amid the expectation that it would be the preferred security partner and first responder to any crisis in the region.

The meet, which will be held in New Delhi, will focus particularly on the performance of weapons and sensors of the naval platforms, the Ministry of Defence said on Sunday (September 3, 2023) as it released information about the conference. 

The Naval Commanders' Conference is the apex-level biannual event facilitating an interaction between the Naval Commanders for deliberation and formulation of important policy decisions. 

According to the Ministry of Defence, during the three-day conference, being conducted in a hybrid format, the senior leadership of the Indian Navy, under the Chairmanship of the Chief of the Naval Staff, will review major operational, materiel, logistics, HR, training, and administrative activities undertaken during the previous six months. The conference will also deliberate upon the course to be steered in the ensuing months, the ministry added.

The conference also provides an opportunity for institutionalised interaction of Naval Commanders with senior government officials to take ahead several inter-ministerial initiatives towards the development of a safe and secure maritime environment essential for the holistic economic growth of the country.

The conference and the embedded interactions with the National Security Advisor as well as the Chiefs of the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force would also be utilised to analyse the operational environment, deliberate on the issue of Tri-Service synergy and assess the readiness of the maritime forces, the Ministry of Defence said. 

The Commanders will also review the ongoing naval projects with a focus on enhancing indigenisation through 'Make in India' in line with the vision of achieving complete ‘AatmaNirbharta’ by 2047. 

A demonstration of the indigenisation, innovations and technological initiatives by the Indian Navy is also planned on the sidelines of the conference. Various HR initiatives towards enhancing quality of life will be reviewed as well as the progress made towards identifying and removing archaic practices in the Indian Navy.

The last six months have seen an intense operational tempo as the Indian Navy’s operations spanned from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Indian Naval ships were first responders for the evacuation of Indian nationals from Sudan as part of ‘Op Cauvery’ and HADR in Myanmar in the aftermath of Cyclone Mocha as part of ‘Op Karuna’.