China becoming more and more aggressive: Gen. Rawat

Technology is important facet of war fighting must be understood, he notes

“A weaker adversary like Pakistan will always try to keep us engaged through proxy war and they are in fact a proxy of our northern adversary, that is China, which is becoming more and more aggressive”, said Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Bipin Rawat on September 15. He stressed the need for jointness of the Services and understanding that “technology is a very important facet of war fighting.”

“As far as our northern adversary is concerned, since we have unsettled borders with them and they have shown aggression on the east coast in the South China Sea with nations in that area, are they likely to, therefore, show aggression on our northern borders? Whether that happens in the form of direct aggression or they use technology, we have be prepared. And this preparation can happen only if we work together,” he stated on defence reforms during a talk organised by the India International Centre.

While laying emphasis on cyber capability and artificial intelligence, he noted that there was lot of scope for looking at the space-based systems. The character and nature of wars have changed. Countries would employ technology to put pressure on other nations. “Technology is becoming the need of the hour,” he asserted.