The Indian armed forces have taken another concrete step towards long-awaited theatre commands, with the Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC-2025) in Kolkata concluding on Wednesday with two major decisions – the creation of three new joint military stations and the merger of the services’ education branches into a Tri-Services Education Corps .

Though details of the proposed stations have not yet been disclosed, the model is clear: all facilities of the Army, Navy and Air Force – from logistics and repair to infrastructure, maintenance, and supply chains – will be consolidated under one lead service at each location. This jointness ensures optimisation of resources, avoids duplication, and prepares the ground for the integrated application of force central to theatre commands.

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