India is contemplating the creation of three new unified commands in a bid to effectively tackle the increasing security threats in space, cyberspace and special operations, local media reported Monday.

The top brass of the armed forces -- the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force -- have been discussing the " contours"' of the cyber, aerospace and special operations commands, which will synergize efforts and assets of the three services in these "critical areas", 'The Times of India' newspaper quoted unnamed sources as saying.

The proposal is expected to come up during the Combined Commanders' Conference to be addressed by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Oct. 19, the report said.

"It will ensure the new command in question can be mothered by a single service on a continuous basis. The Army, after all, has domain expertise in special operations, IAF in aerospace and Navy in cyber and information technology. The commands will draw elements, assets and manpower from the three services as well as the government below the three stars," a source was quoted as saying.