- • 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