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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 , 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, and 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 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 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 . 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 VISITS CDM

Lt Gen , 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, (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 ’ 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 , PVSM, AVSM & Bar, YSM, SM, GOC-in-C, (NC) addressed officers on ‘Theatre Strategy & It's Manifestation in Northern Command’ at CDM. He highlighted prevailing geostrategic environment, terrain imperatives, military strategy & emphasised on importance of tri-services synergy. MILITARY SECRETARY VISITS CDM

Lt Gen AK Bhatt, UYSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, addressed officers on ‘Challenges of Border Management along LAC’ at CDM. VISIT TO DIPAC

Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, AVSM, VSM, CISC visited DIPAC (Defence Image Processing & Analysis Centre) on a familiarisation visit. ORSI

Officers from CDM, set benchmarks of excellence by securing the first position in 52nd Annual Seminar and International Conference of Operations Research Society of India (ORSI) held at IIM Ahmedabad from 15 Dec to 18 Dec. CDM presentation on ‘Sustenance of Troops in Ladakh Region’ presented by Col Ranju Kuriance and Gp Capt Suresh Singh emerged with top honours among six other top contenders which included industry leaders such as IBM, TATA Steel, and Vedanta.

COMMANDANT AWC AT CDM

Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, PVSM, AVSM, Commandant Army War College (AWC) addressed officers on ‘Emerging Schools of Warfare’ at CDM. He highlighted constructs of emerging warfare to include conventional paradigm, threshold warfare, proxy warfare, military coercion, economic warfare, brinkmanship & asymmetry induced by technology. HACK RIDE

During the course of Platinum Jubilee Celebrations, DSSC organised a Hack Ride on 14 Dec as part of its Sports & Co-curricular Activities.

MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CBRN CASUALTIES

The Medical Branch of the HQ IDS conducted the 9th Workshop on Medical Management of Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Casualties for Armed Forces officers and Para Military Forces from 17 Dec to 21 Dec. 70 officers from the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) & Paramilitary services attended the said workshop. EX INDRA

The first ever Joint Indo-Russia Bilateral Tri-Service Exercise in India was conducted simultaneously at Babina, Goa and Pune from 10-20 Dec 19 with an anti-terrorism theme. Over 800 troops, five ships and 20 aircraft of the Indian and Russian Federation Armed Forces participated in the exercise.

RECEPTION OF MAJ GEN TSEKOV OLEG, RECEPTION OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION ARMY TH CDR, 5 ARMY, EASTERN MIL DIST AT GWALIOR AIRPORT

RUSSIAN FEDERATION NAVAL SHIP ALONGSIDE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AIR FORCE CONTNGENT DEPLANING AT GOA PORT AT AF STN PUNE

REVIEW OF PARADE BY REVIEWING OFFICERS JOINT MEDIA INTERACTION AT GOA

HOUSE CLEARANCE & ROOM INTERVENTION DRILL JOINT INTEGRATED FIREPOWER DRILLS BY TANKS & INTEGRATED COMBAT VEHICLES NWM&M

The National War Memorial & Museum (NWM&M) has become extremely popular amongst the visitors to Delhi. The monument has been drawing huge crowds on daily basis. The average footfall on weekdays is around 7,000 to 8,000 which swells up to 15,000 to 20,000 on weekends. During this quarter the NWM&M recorded high profile visits and wreath laying by various dignitaries.

AIRFORCE DAY NAVY DAY

CHIEF OF NAVAL OPS CHIEF OF AIR STAFF NIGERIA REPUBLIC OF KOREA

C-IN-C NORTHERN FLEET RUSSIAN NAVY VIJAY DIWAS (S)TRISHAKTI

A ‘ladies club’ event was hosted by DOT (Doctrine Organisation & Training) Branch to visit Akshardham Temple, Delhi on 20 Nov.

Defence Wives Welfare Association (DWWA) Meet was organised by DIA (Defence Intelligence Agency) Branch on 25 Nov to bid farewell to Mrs. Harshita Rajeshwar. DID YOU KNOW ?? UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION

The United Service Institution of India was founded in 1870 by a soldier scholar, Colonel (later General) Sir Charles MacGregor. The story of its growth is the story of the growth of the . It was founded for ‘furtherance of interest and knowledge in the art, science and literature of the Defence Services.’

The USI is a unique institution with unequalled expertise in the field of National Security and matters pertaining to defence services. It has built an outstanding reputation over the last 140 years. It is an autonomous institution with a membership exceeding 13000. The USI has ongoing bilateral dialogues with similar institutes in many countries and it is expanding. EX INDRA 2019 Headquarters integrated defence staff

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