India's defence strategy is to be fully equipped for a tech-driven battlefield, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday during his opening address at the NDTV Defence Summit 2026.
Addressing India's defence capabilities, Singh said that India's defence strategy is "future-ready"; he added that energy resources have been diversified and stressed the importance of being war-ready if a country wants peace.
"Energy resources have been diversified...If you want peace, prepare for war... there's an English saying; another is: the more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. We have kept both the batons in mind; prepare for war. The modern soldier is not merely a soldier; they operate within a multi-domain environment," he said.
He said that we are currently in the fifth generation of warfare, and whether it is contact or no-contact, kinetic or non-kinetic, Indian forces are bolstering themselves.
Singh also said that India is "aatmanirbhar" and future-oriented when it comes to defence needs, and is not restricted to the current scenario. He added that groundbreaking and structural reforms have been made in the country, giving a huge boost to manufacturing.
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