{"id":53680,"date":"2025-07-07T10:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T04:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=53680"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:50:36","slug":"ai-warfare-and-multi-domain-operations-challenges-and-opportunities-for-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ai-warfare-and-multi-domain-operations-challenges-and-opportunities-for-india\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Warfare and Multi-Domain Operations: Challenges and Opportunities for India"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>AI Warfare Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As warfare undergoes a seismic transformation with the rise of artificial intelligence, countries like China are rapidly integrating AI into multi-domain military operations, posing strategic challenges for nations like India.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article explores how AI is reshaping modern battlefields\u2014from autonomous weapons and data-driven decision-making to electromagnetic and cyber warfare\u2014and underscores the critical role of energy infrastructure, especially nuclear power, in sustaining this AI-driven defence future.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It highlights the urgency for India to bridge its technological and energy gaps to remain competitive in this evolving agentic age of warfare.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>China\u2019s Early Lead in Military AI Deployment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even before the launch of the DeepSeek AI model, China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army had begun integrating AI into its core military functions under the concept of \u201cintelligentised warfare.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China is using AI to improve artillery systems by reducing firing intervals and increasing accuracy, enhancing operational efficiency on the battlefield.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PLA is integrating generative AI into drones to autonomously detect and strike enemy radar systems with high precision.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The technological advancements of DeepSeek are expected to further bolster China\u2019s efforts to expand AI capabilities across its armed forces.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>China-Pakistan AI Collaboration: A Growing Concern for India<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experts warn that China&#8217;s active assistance to <\/span><b>Pakistan\u2019s Centre of Artificial Intelligence and Computing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (established in 2020) is a strategic threat, with a focus on cognitive electronic warfare and AI-enabled decision-making.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They revealed that during Operation Sindoor, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pakistan possibly used AI-backed capabilities\u2014enabled by Chinese satellite data and backend analysis\u2014for real-time targeting and vector tracking<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>C4ISR and Civil-Military Fusion: A Strategic Imperative<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a great emphasis on C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, the expertise in virtual domains like cyberspace, space, and the electromagnetic spectrum highlights the need for India to accelerate its civil-military integration and tech capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While China leads in implementing multi-domain warfare strategies, India is still catching up.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The collaboration between China and Pakistan underscores the urgency for India to develop indigenous capabilities in AI, cyber warfare, and multi-domain operations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Energy: The Hidden Backbone of Future AI Warfare<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern militaries must analyse data across land, air, sea, space, and cyberspace. Handling such volumes is impossible without robust AI systems\u2014powered by massive, consistent energy supplies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technologies like machine learning, big data analysis, and NLP require vast, stable electricity reserves.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nuclear energy is emerging as the most viable source to power large AI data centres.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>India\u2019s Nuclear Shortfall: A Strategic Risk<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s current nuclear power capacity stands at only 7.5 GW\u2014just one-third of South Korea\u2019s.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This poses a serious limitation for future AI and robotics-led defence capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Experts advocate placing Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) next to AI data centres to create a self-sustained defence tech ecosystem\u2014enabling smart drones, robots, and next-gen weaponry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s overdependence on renewables without proper storage and the earlier reduction in thermal capacity have destabilized the grid.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SMRs and private sector thermal investments are now being reconsidered as long-term solutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>India\u2019s Early Foray into Military AI<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India began its journey into AI-powered defence as early as 1986 with DRDO\u2019s Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (CAIR), focusing on autonomous technologies in combat, surveillance, logistics, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite India&#8217;s head start, China\u2019s rapid AI advances\u2014combined with its support to Pakistan\u2019s AI and computing initiatives\u2014pose a growing strategic challenge.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As per the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies, AI will power everything from autonomous weapons and predictive analytics to virtual combat simulations and cyber defence.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Global Precedents: Ukraine and Israel\u2019s AI Use<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ukraine has deployed AI-enabled drones, while Israel\u2019s <\/span><b>\u201cLavender\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> system reportedly identified over 37,000 Hamas targets, marking the Gaza conflict as the first \u201cAI war.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While AI is revolutionizing warfare, its success hinges on vast and stable energy resources\u2014making energy strategy an inseparable part of defence preparedness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/business\/the-new-battlefield-ai-based-warfare-in-the-agentic-age-multi-domain-ops-and-energy-as-a-big-constraining-factor-10110296\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore how AI, energy, and multi-domain strategies are reshaping warfare. 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