Friday, October 14 2005 19:22 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Top Army Commanders would meet here from Monday to give final touches to an anti-insurgency doctrine as well as to focus on modernization of the force and making it 'leaner'.

The two-week long conference would be addressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and other key ministers.

The conference will review the operational situation in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly measures to be taken to guard against infiltration in winter as also the position on the Line of Actual Control with China.

The army commanders would devote a whole day's deliberations to focus on the deteriorating law and order situation in the North-East and efforts to shore up the peace process in the region.

According to official sources, the conference would also focus on enhancing the training of army personnel on information technology and to quicken the pace of movement towards Network Centric Warfare.

The commanders would validate an indigenous command, control, communication and intelligence system built for the futuristic battlefield. The new system has already been tested in war games conducted by the Western Army Command.

The meeting to be chaired by the Army Chief will also finalize proposals to improve the quality of service of personnel below the officer rank, officials said.

Besides, Army Chief Gen JJ Singh, General Officers Commanding in Chief of six army commands and Principal staff officers at the Army Headquarters here would attend the meet.