General Petraeus Warns India: Adapt To Drone Warfare Now Or Risk Defeat

"Adapt Now Or Lose A War" - General David Petraeus delivers a stark warning at the NDTV World Summit: warfare is changing rapidly, and militaries cannot afford to wait years to adapt. On Left, Right & Centre, Vishnu Som leads a discussion on how drones, artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons are transforming the battlefield. With drones making exposed troops and conventional military assets increasingly vulnerable, does India need a fundamental rethink of its military doctrine, training, equipment and defence manufacturing? Former BrahMos Aerospace chief Atul Rane, strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney, General S.L. Narasimhan and Dr Tara Kartha examine the challenges facing India as it prepares for emerging forms of warfare amid security threats from China and Pakistan. Can India adapt quickly enough? Should the focus be on autonomous systems, counter-drone technology or rethinking how conventional weapons are deployed? And how much control should humans retain over AI-enabled weapons that may one day make battlefield decisions independently?