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Indian Army Embraces Proactive Deterrence as Chief Maps Tech-Led Overhaul

Speaking at the College of Defence Management, Gen. Upendra Dwivedi tied lessons from Operation Sindoor to a multi-domain, data-centric approach.

Overview

  • The Army Chief called for harnessing unmanned systems and data to shape future operations across multiple domains.
  • He urged development of battlefield equalisers to offset adversary advantages and sustain operational edge through adaptation and innovation.
  • Officers were told to treat change management as essential and to cultivate creative, critical, systems, cognitive and imaginative thinking.
  • Dwivedi highlighted the need to integrate all five generations of warfare and to build force-wide fluency in grey-zone threats.
  • As part of organizational reforms, he emphasized empowering JCOs to bridge officer shortages and noted new formations such as the Bhairav Battalion and a Special Operations Forces Brigade.