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The long-awaited Security Synergy Seminar on ‘A Whole-of-Nation Approach (WoNA) to Counter Future Conflicts’ commenced at Jaipur Military Station under the aegis of Sapta Shakti Command, in collaboration with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi. Conceptualised by Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh, Army Commander, South Western Command, the two-day seminar aims to foster synergy between the Indian Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces, civil administration, academia and industry towards developing a unified national security framework.

In his inaugural address, Army Commander, Sapta Shakti Command highlighted that the current global environment is extremely turbulent, marked by volatility, uncertainty and shifting power dynamics. The Army Commander cited examples of recent global conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas wars wherein, apart from the military, the economic, civil infrastructure, citizens, information and cyber were equally targeted with impunity.

Hence, modern warfare has transcended conventional battlefields to include multiple domains such as cyber, space, drones and electronic warfare, demanding seamless integration of all components of national power -Diplomatic, Informational, Military and Economic (DIME) supported by technology.

He highlighted that true national resilience stems from the collective effort of Governance, Industry, and Citizens - the essence of the Whole-of-Nation Approach. He further exhorted that ‘Security of the Nation’ should become a ‘Habit’ and ‘Soul of the Nation’ in this contemporary world.