Source: PIB
Context: Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) launched the Combined Operational Review and Evaluation (CORE) Programme in New Delhi.
About Combined Operational Review and Evaluation (CORE) Programme:
What it is?
- A five-day professional engagement programme on national and regional security issues.
- Acts as a forum for civil–military dialogue, strategic review, and leadership development.
Organisation Involved:
- HQ Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) as the nodal organiser.
- Participants include senior officers from Armed Forces, and ministries of Defence, External Affairs, and Home Affairs.
Aim:
- To strengthen civil–military synergy in addressing multidimensional threats.
- To enhance strategic awareness and foster balanced decision-making among future leaders.
Features:
- Themes – regional/global security, tech transformation of warfare, strategic communication, inter-agency synergy.
- Method – lectures, discussions, and interactions with subject-matter experts and professionals.
- Focus – joint problem-solving, leadership exposure, cross-domain learning.
- Participants – senior civil and military officers for holistic security perspectives.
Significance:
- Builds intellectual foundations for senior leadership.
- Encourages jointness in Armed Forces and coordination with civilian agencies.
- Enhances preparedness for complex, multidimensional threats at national and international levels.
