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India’s military stands on the brink of a historic transformation. After decades of operating in separate silos, the Army, Navy, and Air Force are preparing to move toward a unified war-fighting structure through Integrated Theatre Commands (ITCs) — a model where resources from all three services are pooled under single commanders for specific theatres of operation.

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Integration began with CDS and DMA

The process began in 2019 with the creation of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and the Department of Military Affairs (DMA) — the first step toward jointness. Theatreisation is the next leap: ensuring that in any conflict, India fights as one force, not three parallel ones.

The need for change

Today, India’s armed forces func

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