00:00Space, cyber, the electromagnetic spectrum and the information domain, surprise and deep uncertainty have become the new normal.
00:11Accompanied with these is the rising influence of the non-state actors on the battlefield.
00:17Critical trade routes, vital sea lanes and vulnerable choke points are actively being weaponized.
00:25Friends, at the same time, unamanned systems and the drones have altered the speed, scale and character of operations.
00:37Artificial intelligence is reshaping decision support.
00:42Electronic warfare demands absolute spectrum control.
00:46Long-range precision weapons have radically expanded the battle space.
00:54Consequently, future military power will be defined less by the number of platforms we possess.
01:01It will be determined by the speed of sensing, understanding, deciding and acting.
01:08Speed, precision, information and integration are now the true defining attributes.
01:13Added to the uncertainties and unpredictability coming from mind-boggling, the speed of technological changes in the defense sector is
01:24the geopolitical flux.
01:26The world finds itself today.
01:29We are facing a situation where the older established world order is fast disappearing, while the shape of future order
01:41is yet to emerge.
01:42In light of this volatile security environment, a perpetual state of high alertness is demanded from every responsible nation.
01:53India is continuously monitoring developments in our region and beyond, along with their border strategic implications.
02:02Friends, India, under the visionary leadership of Sri Narendra Modi, realized years ago that the coming times would test the
02:12resilience of national security in unexpected ways and minors.
02:17We anticipated the force coming unheaval and disruptions and disruptions and we decided to insulate ourselves from them.
02:27We understood a hard reality of the modern statecraft.
02:32In times of crisis, no nation can sustain long-drawn-out wars unless it is capable of producing its own
02:41weapons and critical technologies.
02:44This led us to adoption of our self-reliance in defense as the national policy.
02:53And looking ahead, our flagship advanced medium combat aircraft, the AMCA program, paves a way for India to master fifth
03:03-generation steel fighter technology.
03:06Crucially, our push now extends to advanced aero engine development and co-production, aiming to master the most complex pillar
03:16of aviation technology.
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