Seeking to start a forum for discussion on important security matters, the Indian Army is planning to start a dialogue series named the Chanakya Defence Dialogue.

Chanakya Defence Dialogue

As per sources, the curtain raiser of the event is planned for October 25 or 26, where Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande is likely to participate in a talk. The first edition of the dialogue series is tentatively scheduled for the first or second week of November.

•The Army is collaborating with the prominent think tank, Centre for Land and Warfare Studies (CLAWS), for the conduct of this event.

•It will be a congregation of participants from a vast array of nations, including Australia, France, Japan, and the US.

It will be a two-day gathering of eminent speakers, military strategists, ambassadors, and leading thinkers from the realms of defence and strategic affairs. It will deliberate on the wide range of security challenges and strategies in the pivotal regions of South Asia and the Indo-Pacific. This will be a pioneering effort by the Indian Army to amalgamate wisdom, strategy, and expertise, reflecting on themes like Neighborhood Forces, the decisive Indo-Pacific frontier, and the palpable impact of emerging technologies on defence and security.

Chanakya

Chanakya was an ancient Indian polymath who was active as a teacher, author, strategist, philosopher, economist, jurist, and royal advisor.

Born: 375 BC

Died: 283 BC, Pataliputra

Nickname: Indian Machiavelli

Known for: Prominent role in the foundation of the Maurya Empire; Arthashastra; Chanakyaniti

Office: Amatya of Mauryan Empire