The conference, organised by Mumbai-based think tank Bramha Research Foundation, witnessed informed discourse around key security aspects. The conference brought together Indian politicians, top diplomats, European Union parliamentarians, military leaders, defence & technology innovators from government and private institutions as well as national security & defence experts, from India and abroad.
Cyberspace, artificial intelligence and space technology are the major roleplayers of defence in the growing uncertain geopolitical landscape, reflected defence personnel, diplomats and industry leaders at the fifth National Security Conference to commemorate the 26/11 terrorist attack in Mumbai.
The conference, organised by Mumbai-based think tank Bramha Research Foundation, witnessed informed discourse around key security aspects. The conference brought together Indian politicians, top diplomats, European Union parliamentarians, military leaders, defence and technology innovators from government and private institutions as well as national security and defence experts, from India and abroad.
In a series of panel discussions and keynote addresses, the participants highligted the strategy used by terror outfits in the recent attacks in Pahalgam in April and the Delhi car blast earlier this month. The participants focused on the growing use of modern technologies in warfare and terror activities and highlighted that the same technologies need to be used to counter the modern warfare tactics.
Air Marshal Rakesh Sinha, deputy chief of operations at Intergrated Defence Staff (IDS) highlighted that space will be the next frontier and stated that India is set to launch the space-based surveillance 3 (SBS 3) program in March to launch a total of 52 satellites over the next decade to enhance the country’s strategic surveillance capabilities.
“Space and counter-space will lead to freedom of operations. All the three armed forces are working on data crunching, decision making and data analysis because these are very important to execute multi-domain operations like Operation Sindoor. The requirement of autonomous systems and better navigation systems, which are more user friendly, need to be incorporated in our weapon systems,” he said.
The conference was also attended by Shagun Parihar, the youngest MLA from Jammu and Kashmir. She stated that the state has recorded an 80% decrease in terror activities after the abrogation of Article 370. “We have eliminated the agenda of seperatist leaders and that is the reason we now celebrate Diwali by lighting diyas at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk. Our response to terror attacks has been the key role in this tranformation, especially Operation Sindoor, which is a shining example that ourresponse can cause any country lose its existence,” she added.
Ujjawal Nikam, Rajyasabha MP and the special public prosecutor for the 26/11 attack case, recalled his journey of securing death penalty for Ajmal Kasab. He said, “We have proved Pakistan’s involvement in the 26/11 attack but there has been no international action against it. Many countries are keen to curb terror but the constitution of UN allows only five countries to use veto power to overrule any proposal. This should be changed.”
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