India rising in multipolar world, asserts Army chief

Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has observed that the world is undergoing a major geopolitical shift from a unipolar to a multipolar order, asserting that India is poised to emerge as one of its key power centres.

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Speaking on the concluding day of the Delhi Defence Dialogue, the Army chief said: "We are also in an era where technological changes are so rapid that if you do not keep pace you are going to be outdated by the time you decide and develop. So, if we have to meet these emerging challenges, we have to look at different models or a model which is different from what we were employing."

The COAS further highlighted the three "Ds" transforming warfare. "I'll give out three Ds, which are changing the