National conference at Christ in Bengaluru
The conference brought together leading military strategists, policymakers, and scholars to explore pressing themes: 'Technology and the Changing Nature of War,' 'Regional Conflicts, Nuclear Thresholds and the New World Order,' and 'Technology, Civil-Military Fusion, and the Future of Power.'
Professor N Manoharan, Director of CEAS, in his inaugural address, highlighted the dilemma of technology's dual capacity for human progress and destructive weaponisation.
Air Marshal M. Matheswaran, president of TPF, underscored the growing synergy between technology and military power in an era of geopolitical competition.
Air Marshal Tejinder Singh, AOC-in-C of the IAF Training Command, delivered the keynote, analysing the shift towards Multi-Domain Operations (MDO), where cyber and space domains are as critical as traditional ones. He highlighted the IAF's technological transformation, driven by disruptive innovation and Atma Nirbharta initiatives.
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