Headquarters Central Command hosted the prestigious Security Seminar 2025 on the theme “Navigating Emerging Challenges to India’s Security Environment”, bringing together distinguished guests, eminent scholars, seasoned veterans, and diplomats. The seminar aimed to critically examine Indiaโs evolving security matrix, with focused sessions on strategic shifts in Indian context, hybrid threats, multi-front pressures and non-traditional conflict domains.
The seminar commenced with the Opening Address by Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command, who highlighted the need to understand historical, cultural and strategic dimensions in responding to emerging regional geopolitical complexities.
Honโble Governor of Uttarakhand, Lt Gen Gurmit Singh, Retd, delivered the Keynote Address, outlining five pillars essential to Indiaโs national security posture: military preparedness, diplomatic agility, economic resilience, narrative shaping and revival of civilizational linkages in Asian context.
The seminar featured focused discussions and panel deliberations by prominent voices including Ambassador, Sujan R Chinoy, Prof (Dr) Shashi Bala, Dr. Pranshu Samdarshi, Mr. Claude Arpi on civilisational continuity and Indiaโs cultural bonds in Northern region. Other sessions led by Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd.), Maj Gen Abhinaya Rai, Amb. Vijay Gokhale, Lt Gen S.L. Narasimhan (Retd.) explored hybrid threats and coordinated adversarial tactics while Lt Gen D.S. Hooda (Retd), Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd), Mr. Jayadeva Ranade and Mr. Alok Joshi discussed sub-conventional operations and grey-zone dynamics.
In his key note, Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva Chief of Staff, Central Command commended and thanked the speakers and participants for their insights, and emphasized the need for Indiaโs security ecosystem to remain agile, informed and prepared. He stressed that strategic foresight, cultural strength and operational readiness are crucial to address the multi-domain challenges of today and tomorrow.
The seminar concluded with a consensus that Indiaโs security strategy must be rooted in readiness, resilience and regional engagementโanchored by the collective will of policymakers, military leaders, scholars and citizens to safeguard National sovereignity and strategic interests.
