Uttar Pradesh
Indian Army Hosts Strategic Communication Conclave in Lucknow
- 10 Mar 2026
- 2 min read
Why in News?
The Indian Army’s Central Command conducted its inaugural Strategic Communication Conclave in Lucknow on Saturday, 7 March 2026.
Key Points:
- Venue: The one-day event, held at the Surya Auditorium in Lucknow Cantonment, brought together nearly 500 participants, including senior military officers, diplomats, and media professionals.
- Theme: The conclave included an expert policy-level session on institutional and national security dimensions on the theme ‘Institutionalising Strategic Communication as a Capability for Future Preparedness in the Emerging Information Space’.
- A special interactive session was organised on the theme ‘Strategic Communication in Emerging Multi-Domain Operations: Strategies, Structures, Processes and Preparedness’ which integrated policy and operational perspectives.
- Core Objective: To examine strategic communication as a vital institutional capability within India’s national security architecture.
- Key Address: Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta, GOC-in-C of Central Command, emphasized that the "battlespace now includes information and cognitive domains," where perception management is crucial because "perception shapes legitimacy, legitimacy shapes influence, and influence shapes outcomes".
- India’s first female Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj (Retd), Ambassador Yashvardhan Sinha (Retd) and Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd) addressed the session.
- Strategic Importance: The conclave addressed the weaponisation of narratives and the growing threat of conflicts that exist below the threshold of traditional war.
- Future Preparedness: Experts argued that strategic communication must move beyond being reactive or episodic to becoming a doctrine-backed and institutionalised capability for future military preparedness.
