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Last Updated on August 30, 2025
Last Updated on August 30, 2025
Precision-guided weapons, real-time intelligence and data-driven information have now become the cornerstones of success in any military conflict, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said as he highlighted the unpredictable geopolitical environment that has become the order of the day.
Delivering the plenary address at RAN SAMWAD, a first-of-its-kind Tri-service seminar on war, warfare and warfighting, at the Army War College in Dr Ambedkar Nagar in Madhya Pradesh, Singh said modern battles are no longer confined to land, sea, and air.
They now extend into outer space and cyberspace. Satellite systems, anti-satellite weapons, and space command centres are the new instruments of power. What we require today is not just defensive preparedness, but also a proactive strategy. Future wars will not merely be battles of weapons; they will be a combined play of technology, intelligence, economy and diplomacy.
The defence minister said countries that master technology, strategy and adaptability will emerge as true global powers.
He stressed that sheer numbers of soldiers or the size of weapon stockpiles are no longer enough for countries to win wars, as cyber warfare, artificial intelligence, unmanned aerial vehicles, and satellite-based surveillance are shaping the wars of the future.
Commenting on the pace at which technology is advancing, the defence minister noted that by the time we fully grasp one innovation, another emerges, completely altering the course of warfare.
The most striking feature of this element of surprise is that it no longer has a permanent form. It keeps changing, always carrying uncertainty with it. And it is precisely this uncertainty that confounds adversaries, often becoming the decisive factor in the outcome of war,” Singh said.
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