New Delhi: The two-day seminar, initiated by the Indian Army commenced on November 10 in Jaipur. The seminar aimed towards developing a unified national security framework.
“The Security Synergy Seminar on ‘A Whole-of-Nation Approach (WoNA) to Counter Future Conflicts’ commenced on November 10, 2025 at Jaipur Military Station under the aegis of South Western (Sapta Shakti) Command, in collaboration with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi,” the Army said.
The deliberations focused on evolving multi-domain threats and formulating a comprehensive national security framework. The concept of ‘citizen warriors’ emphasises that every citizen is a ‘gate keeper’. The brainstorming sessions intend to identify gaps in institutional, technological and operational domains in the current ‘military-civil fusion’ and simultaneously recommend measures/ actions for integration of all the stakeholders, bridging the gaps in policy, resources and inter-agency coordination for building a security culture.
While, the first day of the seminar witnessed thought-provoking sessions on ‘The Strategic Imperative of WoNA’ and ‘Forging Partnerships – The Pillars of Collaboration’, the second day deliberated on invigorating ideas on ‘information operations’ and a state-level framework to tackle future conflicts.
The special highlight of the seminar was “to propose a framework for Rajasthan, which will act as an example for other states to imbibe.”
The two-day seminar, conceptualised by Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh, Army Commander, South Western Command, aimed to foster synergy between the Indian Armed Forces, Central Armed Police Forces, civil administration, academia and industry towards developing a unified national security framework.
The Army Commander in his inaugural address, highlighted that the current global environment is extremely turbulent, marked by volatility, uncertainty and shifting power dynamics. Citing 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, he said, “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.”
“True national resilience stems from the collective effort of governance, industry, and citizens – the essence of the whole-of-nation approach, he highlighted and further exhorted that ‘security of the nation’ should become a ‘habit’ and ‘soul of the nation’ in this contemporary world.
The Army Commander, taking guidance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘JAI – Jointness, Aatmanirbharta and Innovation’ framework, urged to adopt a transformation from an ‘individual centric to national centric’ approach, for a cohesive, self-reliant and future ready force.
The seminar was first-of-its-kind and brought to the table illuminating discussions, with the participation of eminent military strategists, experienced senior veterans, diplomats, bureaucrats, industry, innovators, senior stakeholders of state administration, acclaimed media houses and 130 students from various universities in Jaipur.
