New Delhi (thestates.news) | The Combined Operational Review and Evaluation (CORE) Programme 2026, organised by Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and conducted by the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), concluded today at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. The five-day programme, held from September 14 to 18, 2026, brought together senior officers from the three Services and officials from the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs for deliberations on contemporary and emerging national security challenges.
The programme provided a platform for senior military and civil officials to exchange perspectives on jointness, integration, ongoing conflicts, modern ways of warfighting, non-kinetic aspects of national security, defence production and capability development. Discussions also focused on the application of emerging technologies, including Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Quantum Computing, along with cognitive warfare, strategic communication and counter-disinformation operations.(s-pib)
