Overview

• He emphasised swift adaptation to disruptive technologies and called for rethinking legacy command structures to unify Army, Navy and Air Force operations.
• He framed any act of violence from Pakistan—whether by state forces or militant groups—as grounds for immediate response under a mandate to counter full-spectrum deterrence.
• He highlighted the blurring lines between war and peace as modern conflicts increasingly pursue political objectives with fast, precise engagements.
• He presented a revised precision-strike doctrine drawing lessons from Operation Sindoor’s high-tempo, territory-free model of rapid, targeted action.
• He oversaw the release of the first General Bipin Rawat Paper on manned–unmanned teaming plus the August issue of Synergy to anchor joint reforms.