Technology has emerged as new strategic area of competition: Army Chief

New Delhi: Evolution of technology has impacted warfare but technological advantage may just be reduced to a tactical level when it is taken away from the larger strategic context and regarded as the “sole driver” of success in a war, Army Chief General Manoj Pande said today.

In his address at a seminar in Delhi, he also said technologies are emerging in new unchartered domains, and “revolutionising and establishing a ‘new normal’ in different fields”.

Gen Pande further said technology has also emerged as the “new strategic arena of competition, driving geo-political powerplays and is being leveraged for weaponisation of many domains, ranging from information to supply chains”.

The Army chief was addressing a gathering during a seminar on “Year of Technology Absorption: Empowering the Soldier” organised by a defence think-tank at Manekshaw Centre at Delhi Cantonment.

Technology from a warfighting perspective, has undergone significant evolution over the centuries, and has “impacted warfare in a profound manner,” he said.

The Indian Army is observing 2024 as the ‘Year of Technology Absorption’.

The Army chief dwelled on the ethos of ‘atmanirbharta’ that the force is seeking to augment and further achieve in line with the government’s vision of self-reliance in defence.

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