New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The maiden Tri Services Academia Tech Symposium (T-SATS), a landmark two-day initiative aimed at synergising the Services-Academia R&D ecosystem, concluded on September 23 at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi, the Ministry of Defence said in a release. The symposium brought together top minds from the armed forces, academia and research institutions to accelerate indigenous defence research and innovation. He called for academia, industry, and the Armed Forces to continue this collaboration as an annual mechanism for national strength and self-reliance. He called upon academia, industry, and the Armed Forces to translate discussions into bold actions, making India future-ready and globally recognised for strength, progress, and self-reliance. Responses are invited from the Defence Innovation Ecosystem, and selected responses will be reviewed by High-Powered Selection Committees and taken up as projects through appropriate R&D Schemes.