HQ IDS celebrates its 25th anniversary by organizing 'Trishakti Manthan' and releasing a Silver Jubilee Book, along with conferring CDS Unit Citations. The event emphasizes the role of HQ IDS in operational preparedness, joint training frameworks, and indigenous capability development.
The Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) celebrated its Silver Jubilee on October 1, 2026, marking 25 years since its establishment in New Delhi. The occasion was marked as 'Tri-Service Day'.
As part of the Silver Jubilee celebrations themed “Future readiness through jointness & Integration”, HQ IDS organized ‘Trishakti Manthan’. This event featured addresses by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and Secretary Department of Military Affairs, General N. S. Raja Subramani, and the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) Air Marshal Tejinder Singh. The deliberations highlighted HQ IDS’s contribution to operational preparedness through joint operational doctrines, joint training frameworks, integrated exercises, and enhanced coordination of Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mechanisms.
In recognition of its distinguished contributions to strengthening jointness and integration, HQ IDS released a Silver Jubilee Book chronicling its evolution and achievements over the past 25 years, along with a film showcasing key milestones since its establishment. The prestigious CDS Unit Citations were conferred to personnel in recognition of their contributions towards strengthening jointness and integration.
A Wreath Laying Ceremony at the National War Memorial & Museum was conducted to honour the brave hearts who made the supreme sacrifice in service of the Nation.
Over the past two-and-a-half decades, HQ IDS has played a significant role in preparing the Defence Forces for emerging domains, including Cyber, Space, and Artificial Intelligence, while promoting collaboration with research organisations, academia, and industry to accelerate indigenous capability development in line with Atmanirbharta in Defence. It has also strengthened institutional mechanisms for jointness through platforms such as Ran Samwad, Joint Commanders’ Conference (JCC) and Combined Operational Review and Evaluation (CORE) Programme, facilitating structured deliberations on contemporary security challenges and enhancing joint warfighting capabilities across land, maritime, air, space, cyber, and cognitive domains.
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