New Delhi, May 19 -- India's future military edge will rest on how fast it can innovate, integrate national resources, and master niche technologies, according to Prateek Kishore, Distinguished Scientist & Director General, Armament & Combat Engineering Systems.

He was speaking at a seminar on Smart Power and National Growth organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies.

"Warfare is becoming domain agnostic," Dr. Kishore said, noting that beyond land, water, air, cyber and space, the electromagnetic spectrum is now a contested battlespace. He added that modern conflicts are also being measured by their "long-term economic impact," a dimension that defence planners can no longer ignore.

The central challenge, he argued, is speed. "Th...