Major General Dilawar Singh

Articles by Major General Dilawar Singh

Maj Gen Dr Dilawar Singh (Retd) is a Ph.D. and policy expert with 40+ years of experience in military affairs and counter-terrorism. Former National DG in the Govt of India, he serves as Senior VP of the Global Economist Forum (AO, ECOSOC, UN) and sits on several corporate boards. He writes on geostrategy, global economics, defence, tech, and governance.

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David vs Goliath in tech: How Zoho, Zerodha, and Perplexity are out-innovating giants

As Perplexity bids for Chrome and Zoho and Zerodha quietly outpace global incumbents, a new era emerges where conviction, not capital, defines the future of innovation.

1 day ago

Despite 'Progress,' Trump–Putin Summit Produces No Immediate Ukraine Ceasefire

Trump-Putin Alaska Summit: Outcomes and implications

The establishment narrative centered on Trump as a dealmaker and Putin as a pariah obscures deeper truths. Trump's tariff strategy, while framed as leverage against Russia, risks alienating allies like India, weakening the U.S.-led order.

1 day ago

Reshaping the World: Trade, Tariffs, Technology, Trust, and Transformation

Trade, Tariffs, Technology, Trust, and Transformation are the intertwined forces shaping the world's future. Mastery demands visionary strategy, ethical governance, and collaborative leadership.

6 days ago

Industrial analytics and rise of autonomous intelligence

In a world where machines sense, learn, and decide with unprecedented precision, we are no longer engineering operations we are engineering cognition itself. Industrial analytics has matured from a tool of insight to a force of instinct.

8 days ago

The intelligence economy arrives: Strategy in age of engineered cognition

This is the task before governments, boards, militaries, and educational institutions: to cultivate strategic brilliance in an age where thinking is no longer human alone, but hybrid and shared.

8 days ago

CFO to CEO: What Balaji's rise signals for global leadership and India Inc's ascent

P B Balaji's ascent to the CEO office at Jaguar Land Rover is not merely a celebration of individual achievement—it is an affirmation of a new archetype of leadership. He is not a corporate warrior in the traditional sense, nor a visionary tech maverick.

12 days ago

$The Light Ahead: Can rising powers lead in a fractured world?$

The light ahead: Can rising powers lead in a fractured world?

As global power fragments into a tense multipolar world, rising nations like India, Brazil, and Turkey face both peril and promise—armed with economic momentum, strategic autonomy, and the chance to lead a new global order.

15 days ago

Guardians of digital lives: Human Heart of cybersecurity innovation

By 2040, self-healing networks and global defense fabrics could secure our digital world, but only with governance and collaboration. Embracing these advancements, organizations can forge a future where cybersecurity is a guardian, protecting lives and livelihoods with brilliance and heart.

16 days ago

India 2047 — a sustainable power: Shaping a multipolar future

By 2047, India will anchor Asia, mediate global divides, and shape equitable norms, not through hegemony but through its unique capacity to stabilize complexity.

16 days ago

Global AI Horizons: A Collaborative Intelligence Ecosystem for 2030

China's systemic integration, America's AGI ambition, Russia's security focus, Taiwan's hardware leadership, South Korea's consumer innovation, and contributions from Europe and India form a global mosaic. The advancements, xAI's Grok 3, TSMC's neuromorphic chips, Baidu's autonomous systems, herald this future.

16 days ago

Trump to Notify Countries of New Tariff Rates

Transmuting US tariff challenges into Indian economic and strategic transformation

This op-ed crafts a visionary, financially rigorous, and strategically bold blueprint for India to transform this challenge into a defining moment of economic resilience, geostrategic mastery, sustainable innovation, and defense technology leadership, positioning India as a global exemplar of adaptive ascendancy.

17 days ago

India's V-BAT bet: A billion-dollar turn in strategic warfare

In an age when wars are increasingly won before the first shot is fired, it is not just the strength of your missile but the speed of your mind and machine that matters.

19 days ago

Strategy at machine speed: The end of divide between fighter and thinker

The relevance of Butler's insight is even more urgent today, in an age where machines are not only fighting but also thinking. The future belongs to those who can fuse action with abstraction, speed with sense, and code with courage.

19 days ago

India to be 3rd-largest economy by 2028, to reach $10.6 trillion by 2035: Morgan Stanley

New economic architecture: Navigating tech dominance and turbulent trade in 21st century

By fostering broad-based educational excellence, supporting small and medium enterprises, and ensuring equitable digital access, India can bridge internal divides while solidifying its place in the global order.

23 days ago

Trump's America first AI push: Paradigm shift or risky gamble?

Globally, allies like India face economic recalibration, and rivals like China may exploit any missteps. For all stakeholders, the imperative is clear: adapt swiftly or risk obsolescence in the AI race that will define the 21st century.

23 days ago

Climate change may claim 14.5 mn lives by 2050: WEF

UN ICJ's ruling: A new era of climate justice

By 2035, India could become a global climate tech hub, exporting affordable green solutions and inspiring equitable progress. The tide is rising, but together, we can build a boat that lifts all nations, writes Major General Dilawar Singh.

24 days ago

From intelligence to impact: Physical AI revolution that will redefine civilization

History will remember the 2020s not for what AI wrote, but for what AI built and for the world it transformed by learning, at last, to reason in matter.

27 days ago

Rising battlefield : Drones revolutionising modern warfare

Mastery in modern conflict will belong not just to those who fly, but to those who out-code, out-adapt, and outlast.

Jul 17, 2025

India Inc to clock 7-8 pc growth in Q4 FY25 led by uptick in rural demand, govt spending

India Inc.'s growing cash pile: Caution or complacency in growth story?

India's corporate prudence was a necessary response to the shocks of the pandemic, financial crises, and geopolitical turmoil. However, the time for defense has passed.

Jul 17, 2025

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India's trade dilemma: Rising US tariffs and strategic economic realignment

India stands at a critical economic juncture. The combination of sound domestic macroeconomics and rising external frictions presents both a test and an opportunity.

Jul 15, 2025

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Articles by Major General Dilawar Singh

David vs Goliath in tech: How Zoho, Zerodha, and Perplexity are out-innovating giants

Trump-Putin Alaska Summit: Outcomes and implications

Reshaping the World: Trade, Tariffs, Technology, Trust, and Transformation

Industrial analytics and rise of autonomous intelligence

The intelligence economy arrives: Strategy in age of engineered cognition

CFO to CEO: What Balaji's rise signals for global leadership and India Inc's ascent

The light ahead: Can rising powers lead in a fractured world?

Guardians of digital lives: Human Heart of cybersecurity innovation

India 2047 — a sustainable power: Shaping a multipolar future

Global AI Horizons: A Collaborative Intelligence Ecosystem for 2030

Transmuting US tariff challenges into Indian economic and strategic transformation

India's V-BAT bet: A billion-dollar turn in strategic warfare

Strategy at machine speed: The end of divide between fighter and thinker

New economic architecture: Navigating tech dominance and turbulent trade in 21st century

Trump's America first AI push: Paradigm shift or risky gamble?

UN ICJ's ruling: A new era of climate justice

From intelligence to impact: Physical AI revolution that will redefine civilization

Rising battlefield : Drones revolutionising modern warfare

India Inc.'s growing cash pile: Caution or complacency in growth story?

India's trade dilemma: Rising US tariffs and strategic economic realignment

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