External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has said that the nature of warfare has undergone a fundamental transformation in recent years, pointing to a new era of contactless wars shaped by advanced weaponry and technology. Speaking at the Kautilya Economic Conclave this evening in New Delhi, Dr Jaishankar said, conflicts from Azerbaijan-Armenia to Ukraine-Russia, Israel-Iran show contactless wars with standoff weapons, which can have highly impactful, sometimes decisive outcomes. He said, These define the landscape of today’s turbulent times.
The External Affairs Minister said, the competition for rare earth elements and strategic resources has become a defining feature of modern global rivalries, with a serious effort to derisk every factor of politics and economics. He also highlighted