 Early Times Report
JAIPUR/NEW DELHI, May 8: Operation Sindoor is a testament to the swift, precise, and joint response of the Indian armed forces to safeguard national interests, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday even as he called upon the military to remain ready to deal with any security challenges.
Singh made the remarks in his address at the ongoing joint military commanders’ conference in Jaipur that carried out a comprehensive review of the combat preparedness of the three services in the wake of the evolving regional security situation.
Operation Sindoor was a demonstration of India’s growing capabilities and a symbol of the nation’s collective resolve and new military ethos, he said.
Singh told the commanders of the three services to remain future-ready by learning from the operation as well as the current global security landscape. He underscored the need to strengthen capabilities in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, data analytics and secure communication networks to stay prepared in the rapidly evolving geopolitical security scenario.
The defence minister emphasised that future conflicts will increasingly be shaped by hybrid threats, information dominance and operations conducted simultaneously across cyber, space, electromagnetic and cognitive domains, according to an official readout.
Highlighting the transformative impact of emerging technologies, Singh stressed on the importance of ensuring integrated national preparedness across all spectrums of conflict, it said.
Singh’s remarks at the conference came a day after the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor.
He appreciated the progress achieved in enhancing jointness, integration and technological adoption across the three services, the readout noted. Singh said that jointness constitutes a pivotal dimension within the transformative changes sweeping across the global defence sector.
“Future wars will not be won solely through weaponry, but through innovative thinking and enhanced synergy,” he said. The defence minister exhorted the commanders to cultivate the “element of surprise” to remain unpredictable to the nation’s adversaries and secure a strategic edge in any given situation.
He, however, urged them to remain vigilant of the element of surprise of the enemy and always stay two steps ahead.
Singh also reiterated Narendra Modi government’s commitment to enhancing the capabilities of the defence forces through state-of-the-art weapons and platforms. He added that special focus is being laid on research in niche domains. |
