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NEW DELHI: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that warfare is now “measured in hours and seconds, not months”, with satellites, drones and sensors redefining the nature of conflict, as he urged the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) to develop a futuristic roadmap that anticipates new challenges, integrates cutting-edge technologies and continuously adapts strategies.

In his address at the 42nd ICG Commanders’ Conference held at the force’s headquarters here, Singh also underlined that cyber and electronic warfare are “no longer hypothetical threats”, but present-day realities.

“A nation may attempt to paralyse our systems not with missiles, but through hacking, cyber-attacks and electronic jamming. The ICG must continuously adapt, upgrade its training and equipment to

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