#WATCH | Delhi: At the Swavlamban seminar 2025, Lt Gen Vinod G Khandare (Retd) says, "Today's event is the fourth edition. We started in 2022 with a small idea that came from the Indian Navy. The point, then, was that we created a group of experts called T-DAAC... Admiral KB and Vice Admiral Ashok would say they took the lead. When it came to 'Swavlamban', that was Admiral Hari Kumar and his team, with Vice Admiral Gourmade and Commodore Goliath, and the present team, now led by Koundare SK Singh. These are the people who led this entire thing, took it to a level where, in the first one, the prime minister came to the American International Centre himself... We want to innovate and make our own solution. 'Swavlamban' is like taking the next step beyond 'Atmanirbharta'. We are being 'Atmanirbhar', but at the same time, we have to be 'Swavlamban' also." Regarding 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai, he says, "That was a ghastly terrorist attack. If we recollect, prior to that, there used to be a lot of terrorist attacks. But this one was absolutely terrible... There are so many loopholes that have been found. Did we have enough coastal transparency across for surveillance? How exactly was the Mumbai Police structured at that point in time?... We still have a lot of ground to cover, but there is a major difference between what it was then and what it is now. Now, the recent one that happened at the Red Fort also highlights what General Bipin Rawat used to say: that in a 2.5 front threat, 0.5 front threat needs to be handled on a fast track..."

This podcast I did with @VGK_India for @cdf_23 covers some behind the scenes stories about the first #Swavlamban. May like to see m.youtube.com/watch?v=NU9Olw… @CaptDKS @Captsandeep2 @KRANTII01 @Mks0Sinha @SanjayB46988492 @SanjayJSingh1 @rajnishkansal