PM Modi to inaugurate three-day armed forces convention in Kolkata on Sept. 15

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a three-dayCombined Commanders’ Conference of the armed forces on the Eastern Command headquarters in Kolkata on September 15.

Focusing on reforms, transformation and operational preparedness, the theme for this 12 months’s convention is ‘Year of Reforms – Transforming for the Future’.

“The focus of the conference reflects the armed forces’ commitment to institutional reforms, deeper integration and technological modernisation, while sustaining a high level of multi-domain operational readiness,” an official mentioned.

Mr. Modi will attain Kolkata on Sunday (September 14, 2025) night from Jorhat in Assam and spend the night time on the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata.

Visiting Kolkata for the second time in lower than a month, Mr. Modi will inaugurate the convention on Monday (September 15, 2025) morning on the Indian Army’s Eastern Command headquarters, Vijay Durg, the erstwhile Fort William, the official mentioned.

The PM will depart from Kolkata on Monday (September 15, 2025) afternoon for Purnea in Bihar, he mentioned.

The convention in Kolkata comes after Operation Sindoor in May, which was launched within the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror assault that claimed the lives of 26 harmless civilians.

Operation Sindoor, which was conceived as a punitive and focused marketing campaign to dismantle the phobia infrastructure throughout the Line of Control and deeper inside Pakistan, showcased a calibrated, tri-services response embodying precision, professionalism and function, the official mentioned.

The operate will probably be attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh, amongst others.

The Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC) serves as a brainstorming discussion board for the armed forces, bringing collectively the nation’s prime civil and navy leaders to change views on the conceptual and strategic ranges.

The CCC was final held in Bhopal in 2023, which was inaugurated by the prime minister.

A defence assertion mentioned that the three-day deliberations from September 15 will search to additional strengthen the armed forces, “which are agile and decisive in an increasingly complex geo-strategic landscape”.

It confused that the convention, persevering with with the custom of inclusive engagement, will characteristic interactive periods with officers and personnel of varied ranks from the armed forces, making certain that field-level views enrich the discussions on the highest degree.

Mr. Modi, throughout his final go to to Kolkata on August 22, laid the muse stone for and inaugurated a number of growth initiatives price over ₹5,200 crore in West Bengal.