The two-day national seminar on Multi Domain Operations - Ran Samwad kicks off in Bengaluru

• Ran Samwad is a tri-service strategic seminar under the aegis of Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (IDS), conceived as India's flagship forum on war, warfare and warfighting.
• The 2nd edition (2026) was held in Bengaluru on 9–10 April 2026, hosted by Air Force Training Command, themed on Multi-Domain Operations (MDO).
• UPSC relevance: showcases India's evolving joint warfighting doctrine, the theatre command project, and the conceptual shift to fighting across six domains — land, sea, air, space, cyber and cognitive.