Non-State Actors Accessing Advanced Military Technologies, Warns General Manoj Pande

Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Thursday that non-state actors are “increasingly gaining access” to new tools used by the military.

He also said that India “continues to rise” in the face of a complicated military scene in a keynote speech at an event here.

“New technologies today aren’t just focused on superpowers anymore.” Non-state actors are getting easier access to modern technologies that are used by the military and are being used in war. “The result is a higher tendency to take risks and a low bar for starting armed conflicts,” General Pande said.

“In spite of all of this, the problems that come with having unresolved borders still exist.” “New threats in the conflict spectrum have made things more complicated,” he said.

The head of the Army said, “Aggression and actions in the gray zone by our enemies are showing up in many areas, including the military, on land, in the air, and at sea.”

He also said, “Proxy war is one form of this threat that we have been fighting for years.”

Because of these changes, General Pande said, the battle area is now more “complex, contested, and lethal, and it will stay that way in the future.”

“Our country continues to rise amidst this complicated picture I just painted.” “As a country, we have a vision and a promise to become a developed country by the time we celebrate our 100th birthday,” he said.

India wants to be a fully developed country by 2047, which is 100 years after it became independent.

“India’s goals for growth will include a wider range of strategic goals.” “This means that the most important thing for us is to make sure that the country’s security is not affected in any way so that the progress keeps going,” General Pande said.

“To protect our national interests, we need to have the right skills, which means we need to keep moving forward and stay focused from where we are now,” he said.