Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on August 26 addressed the inaugural edition of Ran Samwad, the Indian Armed Forces’ first-ever Tri-Service seminar held at the Army War College in Mhow. The seminar, themed “Impact of Technology on Warfare”, brought together military practitioners, academics, think tanks, and industry experts to discuss the future of warfighting and national security preparedness.
Speaking on the occasion, Gen Chauhan highlighted the growing importance of indigenously developed technological systems to meet emerging strategic challenges. He referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day address in which the PM mentioned the development of the Sudarshan Chakra, a futuristic defence shield likened to Israel’s Iron Dome. “A second aspect for discussion in this seminar is the Sudarshan Chakra, India’s own Iron Dome or Golden Dome,” said the CDS.
“The Prime Minister mentioned this on 15th August, stating that the Sudarshan Chakra will enhance India’s strategic defence and is expected to be rolled out by 2035. The aim is to develop a system to protect India’s strategic, civilian, and nationally important sites,” he added. The system, he explained, will serve both as a shield and a sword, combining detection, acquisition, and neutralisation capabilities. “It will require the development of robust infrastructure and processes, using both soft and hard skills, including kinetic and directed energy weapons,” General Chauhan said.
