Overview

• Gen Upendra Dwivedi said control of territory will remain decisive for India given its two‑and‑a‑half‑front challenges.
• He warned that wars are unpredictable and called for readiness to fight longer conflicts built on force visualisation, force protection and force application.
• Citing May’s Operation Sindoor, he said a whole‑of‑nation approach delivered results without formally invoking the Union War Book.
• Arguing that many agencies now operate in battle, he described theatreisation as essential to ensure unity of command.
• He urged Atmanirbharta in longer‑range strikes—expanding loitering munitions toward 750 km and rockets to about 300 km—backed by active industry–academia ties, projected higher defence outlays, and current Army procurement kitties of ₹26,000 crore (capital) and ₹60,000 crore (revenue).