General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, underscored the critical importance of technology in current and future warfare during his address at the Delhi Defence Dialogue 2025, hosted by the Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA). He pointed to the Ukraine-Russia conflict as a real-time illustration of how drones and artificial intelligence are altering the battlefield landscape.

In a detailed presentation, General Dwivedi introduced the 'three Ds'—democratization, diffusion, and demography—as key factors revolutionizing warfare. Technological advancements such as AI, robotics, and cyber tools are reshaping traditional war strategies, particularly in the 'grey zones' of conflict. He noted the shifting global warfare dynamics, with over 50 active conf

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