A three day Naval Commanders' Conference will begin at New Delhi tomorrow. Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan will chair the conference to review various aspects involving operations, acquisition of assets, personnel and logistics issues. <br/><br/>It will primarily focus on reviewing the combat readiness and operational preparedness of the Navy including coastal security to address the dynamic security challenges in the Indian Ocean Region. <br/><br/>The conference is being held in the wake of the successful International Fleet review held by the Navy at Visakhapatnam, apart from a number of other notable operational activities such as the first Combined Commanders' Conference on board Vikramaditya in Dec 15. <br/> <br/>Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will address and interact with the Naval Commanders on the opening day and provide an opportunity to the Naval Commanders' to interact with Ministry officials wherein relevant issues to further military synergy will be discussed.<br/><br/>During the conference, Naval Commanders will review the timelines for capital inductions of the Navy in consonance with the 'Make in India' initiative.