Prayagraj, May 4 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday referred to Israel's "Op Grim Beepers" pager blasts to warn that "everything can be weaponised", as he underlined the rapidly changing nature of modern warfare.

Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the North Tech Symposium in Prayagraj, Singh said recent global developments show how quickly the character of conflict is evolving, with new and unpredictable tools emerging as weapons.

"Human history has rarely witnessed such an explosive pace of technological change. To understand the impact of unprecedented speed and productivity, the example of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is before you. Consider how drastically the nature of war changed within just 3-4 years of the conflict. I...