India, March 29 -- The war in West Asia has realigned several realities, yet again. These vectors include political resolve, diplomatic heft and military precision. The need for diverse weapon systems, primacy of jointness, increased relevance on robust digital infrastructure and above all, seamless information warfare will be the prima donna for all operations in future.

Historically, non-alignment was a means to remain equidistant from two powerful politico-military blocs in the cold war era. This essentially translated as retaining and protecting autonomy of policy. Whilst the concept was fashionable in the cold war era, it was a word play by newly independent, developing nations with decolonization, apartheid and nuclear disarmament ...