General Anil Chauhan, the Chief of Defence Staff, announced that policy measures were being implemented to advance equipment development for cyber and space warfare capabilities.

Speaking at the East Tech symposium in Ranchi, he emphasized that strategic weapon selection was crucial and highlighted the need to reassess research and development efforts to meet contemporary demands.

"There is a need to expand the defence manufacturing base, and artificial intelligence and other modern techniques have to be explored," he said.

General Chauhan acknowledged that while India's defense manufacturing indigenization efforts began later than ideal, the nation is now progressing in the right direction.

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He stated that the goals of the government's Act East policy and achieving defense self-sufficiency could be accomplished through active involvement from states like Jharkhand and West Bengal.

"War is science and art. A warrior needs to be creative and innovative in the present context," he added.

Previously, Anil spoke with students from 36 educational institutions at Ranchi's Raj Bhavan, explaining that Operation Sindoor introduced a "new form of combat" and guaranteed India's decisive victory over Pakistan in each phase of escalation throughout the mission.

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This differed from conventional combat as it encompassed ground, aerial, maritime, electromagnetic, and cyber battlefields, where enemies could only be identified through satellite imagery, electronic surveillance, or signals intelligence, he explained.

The senior military commander also mentioned that initial attacks during the operation commenced at 1 a.m. to minimize harm to civilians on the other side of the border.

 

He noted that India had been observing the neighboring country's aerial activities for an extended period and selected the evening of May 7 for the assault due to favorable weather conditions with no anticipated rainfall.

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Challenging the widespread belief that ground forces targeted seven locations while air forces hit two, he revealed that "naval forces also participated in the attacks using S400 and S120 systems, along with the deployment of naval special forces in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, as well as in the Arabian Sea."