MM Naravane: India watching ‘trailers’ of future conflicts; Army Chief | India News – Times of India

New Delhi: India is watching the “trailer” of future conflicts and its adversaries like China and Pakistan will continue efforts to achieve its strategic goals by using “grey zone” tactics rather than an outright war, Army chief general MM Naravane said on Thursday.
“We have seen that some countries are challenging the globally accepted norms and rule-based order. This challenge has manifested in various forms of aggressive and opportunistic actions to change the status quo while maintaining the extent of all-out war. General NaravaneAddressing a seminar here.
“Our adversaries will continue their efforts to achieve their strategic goals, short of conflict, by using gray zone activities in the political, military and economic spheres and will do so in a collusive manner,” he said.
The army chief said developments in 2020 – the People’s Liberation Army incurring several incursions into eastern Ladakh in May that year – were testimony to the diversity of security threats by India across all domains.
Given that the ceasefire Line of control Continuing with Pakistan as India negotiated from a position of strength, General Naravane said developments on the northern borders with China underlined the need for “ready and capable forces”, an optimum of “boots on the ground”. Component supported. Modern technology, to uphold the sovereignty and integrity of the country.
Future conflicts trailers are being created on a daily basis, on the information battlefield, across networks and cyberspace. “They are also being played with our as yet unstable and active borders,” he said.
“If you look around you, you will find that yesterday’s ‘science-fiction’ is today’s ‘reality’. We too have to leap into the future, leaving several steps, to a completely new configuration,” he said .
IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Choudhary and Navy Major Admiral R Hari KumarSpeaking at the symposium, he also called for a “whole nation approach” in developing multi-sectoral military capabilities to prepare for future wars in a coordinated manner.
“The traditional domains of land, sea and air have been expanded to include the cyber and space domains that will be the battlefields of the future. China’s principle of “winning informed local wars” sues contemporary wars,” said ACM Choudhury. Ensures centrality of information as a means of running and winning.
Admiral Kumar said that future wars were bound to be technology-intensive. “Therefore, there is a need to develop and develop mechanisms that promote rapid growth and incorporation of specific technologies. Anyone who lags behind may face difficulties.”

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