Defence Minister Rajnath Singh released the Army's Land Warfare Doctrine, a framework for future conflicts shaped by drones, artificial intelligence and multi-domain operations.

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• Rajnath Singh released the Land Warfare Doctrine on October 23 at the Army Commanders' Conference in New Delhi.
• The doctrine provides an overarching framework to prepare the Indian Army for the evolving character of warfare and future conflicts.
• It takes into account the growing use of drones, artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies in military operations.
• The conference is the Army's apex biannual forum and was held from October 21 to 23 under Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth.
• Singh urged commanders to develop a long-term strategic vision for the next 20 to 30 years while staying ready for immediate challenges.
• He stressed accelerating work on artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, data analytics, cybersecurity and secure communication networks.
• He said land warfare and ground forces would remain indispensable despite growing challenges in the air, maritime, space and cyber domains.
• Singh called for an integrated approach in which multi-domain capabilities and seamless coordination in joint operations decide success.
• The Chief of Defence Staff, the Chief of the Naval Staff and the MeitY secretary were scheduled to address the conference on security challenges.
• Singh also unveiled the annual United Nations Journal and felicitated three Army personnel for their service in UN peacekeeping missions.