Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ], Defence Minister AK  Antony, Army chief General Deepak Kapoor (R), Naval Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta (2-L) and Air Chief Marshal F H Major (L) pose for a photograph prior to the Combined Commanders Conference in New Delhi [ Images ] on November 1, 2008. Dr Singh greeted the chiefs before formally inaugurating the week-long commanders meeting.

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