Drone-acharyas want central government to listen

Chandigarh | Sunday | 9th December, 2018

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He said: “Drones, robots, and hypersonic aircraft are the future of war.” Gen Malik added cyber warfare to it. CHANDIGARH:War veterans regret the central government’s reluctance to use their expertise in defence planning . They said if China sold this technology to Pakistan, it could trouble for India. Former army chief, General VP Malik (retd) moderated the session, while former Western Army commander Lieutenant General K J Singh (retd), Colonel PK Vasudeva (retd), and Lt Gen Aditya Singh (Retd) were on the panel.Lt Gen Aditya Singh said China had developed artificial intelligence drones with face-recognition features. Col Vasudeva, a veteran of the 1971 war with Pakistan, said: “In case of conflict, India will not be able to reply as blatantly as we did in 1971 or 1965..