| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2025 |
| Host | Indian Army |
| Location | Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi |
| Dates | 27-28 November 2025 |
| Theme | Reform to Transform: Sashakt, Surakshit aur Viksit Bharat |
| Chief of Army Staff | General Upendra Dwivedi |
| Inaugurated By | President Droupadi Murmu |
| Key Focus | Modernisation of Indian Army, aligning military preparedness with India's vision of becoming a developed nation by 2047 |
| Three-Phase Roadmap | Presented by General Upendra Dwivedi: |
| Phase 1 (by 2032): Accelerated reorganisation, doctrinal reforms, and absorption of new technologies | |
| Phase 2 (by 2037): Consolidation of transformations into structural readiness and enhanced operational synergy | |
| Phase 3 (by 2047): Realisation of a fully digitised, self-reliant, agile force aligned with India's national development goals for 2047 | |
| Key Themes Discussed | Evolving security landscape, long-term defence transformation, preparedness across traditional warfare, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, cyber and space domains, technological disruptions, etc. |
| Participants | Military leaders, strategists, diplomats, academics, youth, and private-sector experts |

