Dr Ambedkar Nagar, Aug. 27 -- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Wednesday underlined the need for "hybrid warriors" capable of operating across multiple domains of conflict, from border battles to counter-terror operations in urban terrain.

"I think future warfare will demand hybrid warriors; They should be able to fight on borders, manoeuvre in deserts, plan complex anti-terror operations in dense urban terrain, neutralise drones and decode cyber intrusions. 'Shaastra' and 'Shastra' have to go together, if we have to fight and win," Gen Chauhan said in his valedictory address at the Run Samwad 2025 -- the first Tri-Services Seminar held at Army War College, in Madhya Pradesh's Dr Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow).

He said that t...