8 evaluation to cater for : Hybrid Threats/ Responses Short of War/ Localised Conflicts/ Multi Domain Capacities/ Out of Area Contingencies.  Full Spectrum Deterrence and Operations.  Prioritisation of acquisition shall be based upon ‘Op Critical’, ‘Op Essential’ and ‘Op Advantageous’ requirements. The type and quantities of critical operational equipment/ assets will be acquired in a balanced manner based on guaranteed funding.  Focus Areas for Capability Development.  Optimisation. The Indian Army will continue to optimise its resources and forces based on the present and future challenges.  Force Structure. The Indian Army will be structured to be an agile, mobile and technology driven force, operating in synergy with the other Services, in pursuance of our National Interests.  Human Resource Development (HRD) . Human Resource Development will aim at preparing a soldier for the future battlefield milieu. The soldier will be a scholar warrior with levels of competencies commensurate to his task. Digitisation and connectivity initiatives will be upgraded as also simulator/ distance learning/ e-learning programmes to enable optimisation of manpower. A fillip shall be given to Professional Military Education (PME) to nurture future commanders capable of executing knowledge based operations.  Second Echelon Capability. Indian Army units in their secondary role, as well as the Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Assam Rifles (AR) battalions, deployed to conduct Counter Insurgency/ Counter Terrorism operations in the hinterland, will also be prepared, trained and suitably empowered, to be effectively employed for conventional