Focused Areas

• • Counter-terrorism operations
• • Border management strategies
• • Anti-Naxal operations
• • Internal insurgency response mechanisms
• • Intelligence reform and restructuring
• • Police modernisation initiatives
• • Counter-radicalisation frameworks
• • Urban security planning
• • Protection of critical infrastructure
• • Tracking and disrupting terror funding
• • Combating human trafficking networks
• • Monitoring and controlling illegal immigration
• • Detection of fake news and propaganda
• • Malign foreign information campaigns
• • Jihadist network monitoring and de-radicalisation
• • Coastal security enhancements
• • Capability upgrades in the Army, Navy, and Air Force
• • Tri-service Theatre Command development
• • Induction of women in combat roles
• • Agniveer scheme and recruitment reforms
• • Use of AI and robotics in defence
• • Advanced warfare technology deployment
• • Indigenous defence manufacturing (DRDO, DPSUs, private sector)
• • Telecom modernisation for defence networks
• • Secure battlefield connectivity systems
• • Cyber defence command and control structures
• • Directed-energy weapons (DEWs)
• • Hypersonic missile and glide vehicle development
• • Drone warfare and anti-drone systems
• • Loitering munitions and autonomous strike platforms
• • Space defence collaborations with ISRO
• • Quantum communication in national security
• • Strategic nuclear and radiological security (BARC role)
• • Military satellite and navigation technologies (NavIC)
• • Indian defence R&D ecosystems
• • Innovation via iDEX, DIO, and defence incubators
• • Academic-industry-defence collaborations
• • Use of blockchain in military logistics
• • Defence procurement processes and reforms
• • Capital vs revenue budget allocations
• • Lifecycle auditing of defence assets
• • India’s role in Indo-Pacific security
• • Strategic dialogues in Quad, SCO, BRICS, ASEAN
• • Engagement with UN, UNSC, NATO, SAARC, EU
• • India’s bilateral defence relations (USA, Russia, France, etc.)
• • Flashpoints: LAC, LoC, Siliguri Corridor
• • Grey-zone conflict and hybrid warfare response
• • Cross-border terrorism and infiltration patterns
• • Maritime security and blue water navy strategy
• • Airspace dominance and IAF modernisation
• • Indigenous aircraft and UAV development (Tejas, Ghatak, etc.)
• • Aircraft carrier and submarine induction programmes
• • Upgrading infantry equipment and soldier
• • Transport and logistics fleet modernisation
• • Defence exports and global arms partnerships
• • Border fencing and smart surveillance
• • Strategic fuel and logistics supply chains
• • Crisis management and rapid deployment capabilities
• • Defence industrial corridors and MSME involvement
• • Military medical corps and biosecurity readiness
• • Psychological operations and influence campaigns (PSYOPS)
• • Geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) and real-time battlefield mapping
• • Information dominance and network-centric warfare
• • National cyber strategy and offensive cyber capabilities
• • Counter-intelligence and insider threat mitigation
• • Military ethics and international humanitarian law
• • Indian participation in UN peacekeeping missions
• • Joint military exercises and multilateral drills
• • Logistics exchange agreements (LEMOA, BECA, etc.)
• • Defence diplomacy through soft power and HADR
• • CBRN preparedness and response protocols
• • Civil-military disaster coordination
• • National crisis management frameworks
• • Border Roads Organisation (BRO) infrastructure role
• • Resilience-building in border and vulnerable populations
• • Welfare policies for ex-servicemen (ESM)
• • Mental wellness and rehabilitation for veterans
• • Reskilling and reintegration of soldiers
• • Housing and infrastructure in military cantonments
• • Expansion of Armed Forces Tribunal and legal reforms
• • Strategic fuel reserves and military energy security
• • Defence career awareness through NCC and SSB
• • Military outreach to schools and colleges
• • Highlighting youth achievers in defence
• • Space situational awareness and satellite defence
• • Arctic and polar security engagements
• • Coastal radar chains and underwater awareness
• • Special Forces modernisation and cross-training
• • Simulation exercises and war gaming
• • Tactical data links and encrypted battlefield communication
• • Coordination with RAW, IB, NTRO
• • National defence cyber command development
• • Public-private partnerships in defence
• • Integration of veterans into strategic research
• • Defence think tanks: ORF, MP-IDSA, CLAWS, NMF
• • Strategic white papers and government policy reviews
• • Annual review of India's defence budget
• • Global military rankings and capability assessments
• • Military heritage promotion and war memorials
• • Indian leadership in global humanitarian and peace efforts