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TRIDENT HQ IDS Quarterly Periodical 4/19 Inside this Issue Fourth Quarter - Oct to Dec 2019 1. IDS Raising Day 3 2. Activities: October 2019 4-8 November 2019 9-12 December 2019 13-19 3. Ex INDRA 20 3. National War Memorial & Museum 21 4. (S)Trishakti 22 5. Did You Know ?? 23 IDS RAISING DAY: 01 OCT SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY: LT GEN PS RAJESHWAR, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, CISC 1. On the occasion of the 19th RAISING DAY of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, I extend warm felicitations to all members of the Tri Services fraternity and their families. 2. In the journey spanning nearly two decades, HQ IDS has enabled consolidation of ‘jointness’ in every domain of Tri Services functionality. This has been achieved largely by the steadfast determination, perseverance and unflinching resolve displayed by all ranks including our illustrious predecessors. The realisation of the National War Memorial and the initial raising of the tree new Agencies viz Armed Forces Special Operations Division, Defence Space Agency and Defence Cyber Agency have been the key milestones in our efforts in the service of the Nation. The remarkable contribution by all organisations under HQ IDS in various spheres within the country and overseas has placed us on course to attaining new heights in consonance with out motto ‘Victory through Jointness’. 3. I am sanguine that all members of Team IDS would continue to further the cause of seamless and cohesive functioning of the Services. I wish all personnel and their families success in all their future endeavours. ‘JAI HIND’ OCTOBER 2019 CISC PAYS HOMAGE AT NWM&M Lt Gen PS Rajeshwar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, CISC along with Deputy Chiefs of IDS laid a wreath at the National War Memorial & Museum (NWM&M) on 01 October 2019, the 19th Raising Day of HQ IDS, to pay homage to defence personnel who sacrificed their lives for the nation. SWACH BHARAT MISSION AT DSSC Commandant, Staff & the Platinum Jubilee Course at Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington participated in the Swach Bharat Abhiyan with full enthusiasm on 02 Oct. Cleanliness drive & Shramdan were conducted as part of community living & contribution of Armed Forces towards clean Nilgiris. DG MF VISITS CDM Lt Gen RK Jagga, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, Director General Mechanised Forces (DG MF) addressed tri-services officers at CDM on ‘Capability Building of Mechanised Forces’. Speaker highlighted employment philosophy pertaining to mechanised forces & outlined implementation of important strategies required for equipment management. AMBASSADOR NANDA VISITS DSSC Ambassador Biren Nanda, Senior fellow, Delhi Policy Group (DPG) & Co-Chair of India Indonesia Eminent Persons Group gave an enlightening talk on ‘ASEAN & Our Strategic Neighbourhood’ at DSSC, Wellington. He was felicitated by Lt Gen YVK Mohan, AVSM, SM, VSM, Commandant for sharing his sharp insights on the subject. INDO-RUSSIA MILITARY COOPERATION First Meeting of working group on Military Cooperation between Russia & India was conducted on 24 & 25 Oct at New Delhi. Lt Gen PS Rajeshwar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, CISC & Lt Gen G Stanislav Israpilovich, Deputy Chief of Main Operations, Directorate of General Staff, Federation of Russia led their delegations at the talks. DEFENCE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT COURSE A three week long 'Defence Acquisition Management Course' was conducted at CDM & attended by 36 tri-services officers. Along with basic tenets of Supply Chain Management, participants were given theoretical & practical grounding on Acquisition Management & Capability Development in services. SRI LANKAN DELEGATION MEETS CISC An eight member Sri Lankan delegation led by Maj Gen Karunasekara RWP, RSP, VSV ,USP, ndu, psc called on Lt Gen PS Rajeshwar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, CISC at his office. Training related issues between both the countries were discussed during the meeting. DCIDS (DOT) VISITS IDU SITE Vice Adm AB Singh, AVSM, VSM, DCIDS (Doctrine Organisation Training) visited the site of Indian Defence University (IDU) at Binola-Bilaspur on 05 Oct. He was briefed by Brig SP Singh, SM, VSM, Brig (IDU) on IDU land and other aspects. US ADMIRAL MEETS CISC Admiral John C Aquilino, Cdr US Pacific Fleet called on Lt Gen PS Rajeshwar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, CISC in his office on 29 Oct. Both discussed issues of mutual interest & the need to graduate relations between both Armed Forces to the next level. AIR FORCE DAY Air Force Day was celebrated at CDM on 08 October with a comprehensive presentation about IAF by participants of Higher Defence Management Course (HDMC)-15 followed by cake cutting ceremony to commemorate its 87th Anniversary. Maj Gen Sandeep Sharma, AVSM, VSM, Commandant congratulated all Air Warriors on the occasion. MILIT also celebrated Air force Day with AVM Vivek Rajhans, VSM, Commandant along with Student officers and Staff participating in the event. NOV 2019 MEDIA CAPSULE AT DSSC Media Capsule was conducted on 01 Nov. Maj Gen DP Pandey, VSM, Additional Director General Public Information (ADGPI), Mr Nitin Gokhale, Editor-in-Chief, Bharat Rakshak, Col Aman Anand, PRO Army, Gp Capt Anupam Banerjee, PRO Air Force and Cdr Vivek Madhwal, PRO Navy participated in the capsule. INSTITUTIONAL CONNECT Establishing institutional connect with Eisenhower School, Washington D.C, USA Commandant, CDM and two faculty members attended a week long Joint Net Assessment Seminar at Eisenhower School. Commandant, CDM also visited National Defense University (NDU) & interacted with President, NDU discussing academic matters. PAK SEMINAR Pak Seminar was conducted on 26 - 27 Nov at DSSC. Mr Vivek Katju, Former Ambassador of Myanmar, Afghanistan and Thailand, Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM** (Retd), Mr Tilak Devasher, Member National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), Lt Gen JS Sandhu, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) and other experts participated in the seminar. SIGNING OF MoU Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in field of Defence Cooperation was carried out between Uzbekistan Armed Forces & CDM in presence of honourable Raksha Mantri (RM) for imparting training to Uzbekistan Army in the field of Defence Management. ARMY CDR EASTERN COMMAND VISITS CDM Lt Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, Army Commander, Eastern Command addressed Officers on ‘Strategic Management of Operations along Northern Borders’ at CDM. He highlighted aspects of National Security Decision Making Structure in India, India's Military Strategy & operational imperatives. VALEDICTORY FUNCTION Lt Gen Michael Mathews, PVSM, VSM**, Commandant, College of Military Engineering (CME), emphasised the need for self-reliance, technical proficiency and collaborative approach whilst delivering the valedictory address to 25 Army officers of the 47th Tank Technology Course at Military Institute of Technology (MILIT), Pune. INDIA - MYANMAR INTELLEX India Myanmar Intelligence Exercise took place between 05 to 08 Nov. During this period CMSA (Chief of Military Security Affairs), Myanmar , Lt Gen Soe Htut, also called on Lt Gen AS Bedi, PVSM, UYSM, YSM, VSM, DGDIA & DCIDS Int. FOC –IN-C EAST VISITS CDM Vice Adm AK Jain, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, FOC-in-C, Eastern Naval Command (ENC) addressed officers on ‘Concept of Ops of ENC’. He highlighted the geo-strategic importance of Indian Ocean Region (IOR), relations with maritime neighbours, maritime threats & challenges, operational imperatives & constructs for maritime strategy. DEC 2019 CHANGE OF GUARD Vice Adm R Hari Kumar, AVSM, VSM assumed the Appointment of CISC on 02 December 2019. He laid wreath at the National War Memorial, paid homage to the Martyrs and sought their blessings. A tri Services Guard of Honour was given to the CISC at South Block. DEFENCE SPACE CAPABILITY Panel Discussion on ‘Space Capability for Nation Building & National Security’ was organised at CDM. Panel represented by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) & representatives from three Services discussed recent & planned projects for enhancing space based capabilities. DG OL & SM AT CDM Lt Gen Anil Puri, SM, VSM, Director General Operational Logistics & Strategic Movement (OL&SM) addressed officers on ‘Operational Logistics Support to Indian Army’ at CDM. He highlighted issues of logistics continuum, tri-services synergy, ammunition management & emphasised on maintaining responsive & efficient supply chain. GOLDEN JUBILEE : CDM Raised after Indo-Pak War of 1965 as Institute of Defence Management (IDM) and later re-designated as College of Defence Management charged with the responsibility to equip military commanders with Higher Defence Management competencies, CDM entered it's Golden Jubilee Year on 08 December 2019. ARMY ATTACHÉ OF KOREA VISITS DSSC Lt Col Kim Hyunsoon, Army Attaché, Embassy of Republic of Korea visited DSSC on 11 Dec to Call on Commandant, DSSC. The Army Attaché also attended the International Student Presentation of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia & Arab Republic of Egypt. NAVY DAY Navy Day was celebrated at DSSC on 04 Dec by paying tributes to the valiant men in white. A cake cutting ceremony was held & was attended by tri-Services staff & students, Coast Guard officers, Civil Services & officers from friendly foreign countries. MANAGEMENT EDUCATION TOUR 161 officers attending HDMC-15 at CDM embarked on a three day Management Education Tour (MET) to various industries with an aim to interact with top management of public, private & defence sectors to study prevalent management practices/techniques & examine their applicability for defence services. GOC-IN-C NC VISITS CDM Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, PVSM, AVSM
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