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| Motto | बुध्दिर्यस्य बलंतस्य (Sanskrit) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Buddhiryasya Balamtasya (He who has wisdom has the strength) |
| Type | Defence Service Training Institute |
| Established | 27 April 1960 |
| Commandant | Air Marshal Hardeep Bains, AVSM, VSM |
| Location | , |
| Website | ndc.in |
The National Defence College, located in New Delhi, is the defence service training institute and highest seat of strategic learning for officers of the Defence Service and the Civil Services. This is a very prestigious course attended only by a few hand-picked defence officers of One-Star rank and civil servants of the rank of Joint secretary to the Government of India. Each year, approximately 25 officers from friendly foreign countries like the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Nepal, UAE and others attend the course.[1]
This college provides strategic leadership to the Government of India in national and international security matters and also acts as a think tank on defence matters and holds a very important position in shaping up the Indian defence outlook.
- ^ "College Comes into Being". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2014.