Dehradun, Feb. 14 -- Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd.) inaugurated the Bharat Himalayan International Strategic Manch (BHISM) at Lok Bhavan on Friday. On the occasion, he also unveiled the logo and official website of the forum. Conceived as a strategic think tank, BHISM seeks to bring together Dehradun's rich intellectual capital and position Uttarakhand as a leading national hub for strategic thought and policy discourse.

The initiative is being guided by General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Defence Staff, and Lieutenant General Ajay Kumar Singh (Retd.), Member of the National Security Advisory Board. The core group comprises distinguished experts from the fields of defence, administration, academia, and strategic affairs,...