Overview

• General Anil Chauhan said India’s response to future threats must be unified, swift and decisive, urging institutionalised joint training and cross-domain operations.
• He confirmed Operation Sindoor is still underway and said lessons from the May conflict are being implemented across the forces.
• Outlining Mission Sudarshan Chakra, he described a ‘shield and sword’ system likened to Iron Dome, requiring colossal tri-service integration, multi-domain ISR, AI and quantum technologies, with rollout planned by 2035.
• Organisers said several joint doctrines and the Technology Perspective & Capability Roadmap will be released during the two-day Ran Samvad seminar led by serving officers at the Army War College, Mhow.
• The CDS highlighted four trends shaping modern conflict: greater willingness to use force, a blurred line between war and peace, the centrality of people and resilience, and victory defined by speed, tempo and precision strikes.