Pune, October 11, 2025: Headquarters Southern Command, organised a two-day seminar on Strategic Communication titled ASCEND 2025 – Aligning Strategic Communication for Enduring Narrative Dominance as a landmark and pioneering brand initiative on 10 – 11 Oct 2025 at RSAMI, Pune. Conceived as a game-changer, ASCEND sought to institutionalise a consistent national effort towards achieving narrative dominance in the information age.

The seminar brought together senior defence officials, policymakers, veterans, media professionals, academicians, and industry experts to deliberate on Strategic Communication as a vital instrument of national power in the information age.

Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, PVSM, AVSM, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, delivered the Keynote Address, he unde

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