Warfare increasingly becoming non-kinetic, non-contact: Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi

Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Friday highlighted that modern warfare is increasingly becoming "non-kinetic and non-contact" and therefore demands a response that requires military strength, intellectual prowess and moral preparedness.

In his address at an event at Manekshaw Centre to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Dwivedi also said that youths need to have a role in various fields, including think-tanks, laboratories and the battlefield.

Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju also addressed the gathering of army officials, students and defence experts at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue: Young Leaders Forum hosted by the Army and defence think-tank Centre for Land Warfare Studies.


In his keynote address, the Army chief explained the evolving nature of warfare and the responses needed in this scenario. He said, "Warfare is increasingly becoming non-kinetic and non-contact," and, therefore, the response demands military strength, intellectual prowess and moral preparedness.



Col Sofiya Qureshi, one of the prominent faces in media briefings on Operation Sindoor, also attended the event. Operation Sindoor has brought a paradigm shift in warfighting. It has proved that peace, stability, and progress cannot be sustained without the active participation of young minds and civilians. It has validated India’s capability for multi-domain precision warfare, fifth-generation warfare, Aatmanirbharta, and tri-services synergy," Col Qureshi said.

Highlighting the role of young innovators in warfare, she said, "In conflicts like Israel-Hamas, Russia-Ukraine, or Azerbaijan-Armenia, young innovators have led the warfare in technology and cognitive domains such as cyber and information.”

At the event, officials announced that Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2025 will be held in November on the theme "Reform to Transform: Sashakt and Aur Surakshit Bharat" on November 27-28.