To mark its Foundation Day, the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) will inaugurate the first Annual Trident Lecture Series (ATLS) at the Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt on August 05, 2025. Anchored on the theme ‘Dominating the Future Battlespace’, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan will deliver the inaugural lecture, setting the tone for deliberations on the evolving character of warfare, technological transformations and the imperative for seamless joint force integration in an increasingly contested strategic environment. 

A major highlight of the event will be the release of ‘General Bipin Rawat Paper’ on ‘Manned-Unmanned Teaming’, paying tribute to India’s first CDS whose vision continues to shape discourse on jointness, force modernisation and integrated doctrines. The programme will also feature addresses by senior military leadership on various topics, including ‘Imbibing Indian Heritage Statecraft in Future Warfighting by the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff & ‘Urgency in Tri-Services Reforms’ by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff.

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