CDS Anil Chauhan inaugurates CDM seminar on MITRA and multi-domain resilient armed forces

Direct fact

On 24 February 2026 at the College of Defence Management in Secunderabad, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan inaugurated the annual seminar on the theme “Multi-Domain Integrated Technologically-Empowered Resilient Armed Forces (MITRA)”.

Key specifics

• The seminar was held at the College of Defence Management (CDM), Secunderabad.
• The theme was “Multi-Domain Integrated Technologically-Empowered Resilient Armed Forces (MITRA)”.
• CDM was established in December 1970.
• The CDS spoke about the “Third Revolution in Military Affairs” and Convergence Warfare.
• The address stressed non-nuclear strategic deterrence and escalation management.

Exam lens

Question type: defence concepts and institutions; remember 24 February 2026, Secunderabad, MITRA, December 1970, and Convergence Warfare. TNPSC may ask the full form of MITRA or the year CDM was established.