Hyderabad, Jan 27: Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane Today stressed the need to study the vast repository of Indian ancient knowledge with greater rigor and draw lessons of contemporary relevance from them. In his keynote address at the National webinar on ‘Indian Ancient Knowledge System: Relevance to National Security and Defence Management, conducted at the College of Defence Management (DM), a premier tri-services training institution of the Armed Forces here, he said the webinar will dwell upon the concepts of culture, civilization, and Nation as enumerated in our ancient texts and also bring out its various aspects as constituents of National power. Gen Naravane said Strategic culture, principles of statecraft, use of force, and Indian approaches to foreign policymaking will be discussed during the two-day webinar. The webinar will be witnessed online by eminent personalities, veterans, and serving armed forces officers including those of friendly foreign countries. The National Seminar is an annual event conducted at the College of Defence Management and focuses on contemporary issues of strategy and management. Our ancient texts have universal applicability and drawing the right lessons would help us not only in strengthening our cultural values but also in building a credible national security architecture. (UNI)