Kalam & Kavach 2.0 – 2025: The Year of Reforms

Dialogue. Disruption. Defence.

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New Delhi: Kalam & Kavach 2.0, hosted by Pentagon Press in collaboration with CENJOWS, brought together India’s top defence minds — from military leadership and think tanks to private industry — to shape the next wave of military reform. Themed “2025: The Year of Reforms,” the conclave, held at the Manekshaw Centre, focused on speed, synergy, and self-reliance in national defence.

Key Highlights:

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Strategic Insight: Lt Gen Vipul Shinghal, delivering the keynote on behalf of the CDS, cited a “renaissance in strategic thought,” revealing 8–9 new doctrines in progress.

Airpower & Future Warfare: In a fireside chat with Shivam Arya, curator Kalam & Kavac, former IAF chief ACM V R Chaudhari emphasised jointness, AI-driven warfare, and theatre commands as future priorities.

Security Outlook: Lt Gen Raj Shukla (Retd) and author Sandeep Unnithan discussed drones, grey zone threats, and the need for rapid, tech-led reform.

Technology as a Force Multiplier: Experts stressed AI, quantum, cyber, and space as the defining arenas of modern warfare.

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Industry’s Role: From “vendor to vanguard,” Indian industry and defence startups were hailed as co-creators of capability and self-reliance.

Books Released: Cyber Diplomacy, Artificial Intelligence in Military Applications, and India’s Arsenal captured the spirit of innovation driving the sector.

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Closing Note: Maj Gen (Dr) Ashok Kumar called for action-oriented follow-up, while curator Shivam Arya urged, “The conversations we had today must now become contributions.”

Kalam & Kavach 2.0 reaffirmed that defence transformation begins with dialogue — and must end in decisive, indigenised action.

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