Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at NDTV's Defence Summit, said that India's defence strategy is "future-ready". "Energy resources have been diversified...If you want peace, prepare for peace 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. The minister added, "In the future, the battlefield will be tech-driven; the country ahead in tech would be ahead on the battlefield."