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AI : THE NEW FRONTIER IN WAR FIGHTING     Wining the Wars of the Future   Backdrop 1.      Artificial Intelligence (AI) is likely to cause disruptive changes not only in our society but also in the military. In this context, not only India but the Indian Defence Forces need to make a concerted effort to introduce AI based systems in to the defence especially in the area of Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Interoperability, Intelligence Surveillance and Space (C5I2S2R). I have expanded the existing acronym C4SIR (Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Intelligence and Reconnaissance) to C5I2S2R by adding the domains of Cyberspace, Internet of Things and Space as these are the domains in which nations will have to build capabilities, if they wish to emerge as significant power. India too needs to develop capabilities in these domains if it has to be a power to reckon with in the region besides being able to deter its

Seventh Review: https://palepurshankar.blogspot.com/2020/04/corona-combat-seventh-review-attaining.html                            GENERAL Eighth Review. We are now looking at a graded exit from the lockdown. Are we ahead? Yes Sir, we are. The Corona is still panting to catch up. However as we exit from the safety of the lockdowns, we will be exposed and hunted down by the Virus mercilessly if we are not careful. Till now we had the government to herd us collectively into a defensive huddle. Hereafter we will be on our own. The individual matters more. The state can only enable and empower us. Beyond that it is up to us. The lessons of history should not be ignored. THE ENEMY Mutation The enemy has not mutated. However it has been studied a little bit more.  Vulnerability The Virus is very severe on the elderly and those with life style diseases. A study was carried out in New York of 5700 infected patients who were admitted in hospitals. Median ag