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India Monitors Security Shifts as Warfare and Defence Transform
India’s defence minister said the world’s security situation is changing quickly.
He said India is watching events nearby and farther away.
He explained that fighting now involves more than armies, ships and aircraft.
It can also involve computers, space, information and electronic systems.
Drones and artificial intelligence are changing how militaries work.
He said countries need to gather information and make decisions quickly.
India is working to design and build more of its own defence equipment.
Singh spoke at Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026, which includes air forces from seven countries.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India is monitoring developments in its region and beyond as the global security order changes.
Speaking at Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 in Jodhpur, Singh described modern warfare as expanding into space, cyber, electromagnetic and information domains.
He said drones, artificial intelligence, non-state actors and threats to trade routes and sea lanes are adding uncertainty to the security environment.
Singh said future military strength will depend increasingly on gathering information, making decisions and acting quickly, rather than simply on the number of platforms.
He cited Tejas, several Indian helicopters and the Akash air defence system as examples of indigenous capabilities; the exercise involves air forces from seven countries.
- Who
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and air forces from India and seven participating countries.
- What
- Singh discussed changing global security, new forms of warfare and India's defence self-reliance at Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026.
- Where
- Jodhpur Air Force Station, India.
- When
- Saturday; Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 is scheduled for September 26 to October 12.
- Why
- Singh said the global security order is changing and warfare is becoming more complex, requiring India to monitor developments and build domestic defence capabilities.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
- Event
- Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026
- Location
- Jodhpur Air Force Station
- Exercise dates
- September 26 to October 12
- Exercise theme
- “Power in Partnership”
- Participating countries
- Australia, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, France, Germany, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
- Indigenous systems cited
- Tejas, Dhruv, Rudra and Prachand helicopters, the Light Utility Helicopter and the Akash air defence system
Quotes
Rajnath Singh
India's defence minister
“Modern warfare is getting more complex with new technological changes, expansion of weapon domains and the addition of new elements. It is no longer confined to land, sea and air. It now spans space, cyber, the electromagnetic spectrum and the information domain. Surprise and deep uncertainty have become a new normal. Accompanied by these is the rising influence of non-state actors from the battlefield. Critical trade routes, vital sea lanes and vulnerable points are actively being weaponised.”
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“India is continuously monitoring developments in our region and beyond along with their broader strategic implications.”
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