During the 139th convocation of the National Defence Academy, Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria on Saturday guided the NDA cadets to be prepared for the hybrid threats. He said today’s battle-space is “highly complex and multi-dimensional” with unpredictable security scenarios, and the armed forces have to be prepared for hybrid threats emanating from multiple fronts.
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The creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Department of Military Affairs (DMA) was acclaimed as the beginning of the “most historic phase of higher defence reforms” in the country. “The NDA is not just the cradle of leadership, but a true cradle of jointmanship. The vast experience of joint training at the NDA needs to be carried forward to the respective academies,” he said.
“In the battle-space, operational response and demand will be an integrated synergistic approach to all operations. Therefore, bonds of friendship that you have forged here, with your course-mates, with your squadron-mates, need to continue throughout your life, as you go into your service career and should translate always into better synergy at every stage of your career,” Bhadauria advised the cadets. He emphasized the direct relationship between the geopolitical churnings and the security environment in our neighbourhood. The 139th convocation was held at the academy on Friday. A total of 217 cadets, 49 from science stream, 113 from Computer Science stream and 55 from Arts stream were conferred the degree of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), said an official.
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