Indian Armed Forces set strategic goals for 2047 drawing insights from Operation Sindoor and global conflicts

Key facts

• The Indian Armed Forces have set strategic goals for 2047, including the formulation of a National Military Strategy and modernising with autonomous technologies under the Atmanirbharta initiative.
• The military aims to strengthen deterrence through procurement of intelligent platforms, combat assets, force multipliers, robust border infrastructure, and coastal surveillance.
• Strategic priorities include expanding Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA), enhancing space-based Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities, and developing robust cyber defence networks.
• Long-term goals include establishing unified theatre commands, integrating networks and communication, a joint logistics and inventory management system, and an operations coordination centre.
• Plans also involve creating a Defence Geospatial Agency, a Drone Force, a force for cognitive warfare, a full-fledged Space Command, Cyber Command, and expansion of missile defence and air defence systems under mission Sudarshan Chakra.