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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Iran targets US base in Iraq with drones as Israel orders Beirut evacuation

The ammunition paradox: When industrial war returns to precision age

The Ukraine war revealed massive artillery demand, Ukrainians firing 5,000–8,000 rounds daily, Russians up to 20,000, exceeding pre-2022 production. The U.S., NATO, and allies have boosted artillery and precision missile output, though restoring stockpiles will take years.

Mar 6, 2026

'Partisan conduct': Opposition moves no-confidence motion against LS Speaker Om Birla

No-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla: constitutional accountability or political theatre?

Opposition leaders allege that Birla repeatedly denied speaking opportunities to Rahul Gandhi on key national issues such as China border tensions, claims from Manoj Mukund Naravane's memoir, and security concerns involving Narendra Modi.

Mar 6, 2026

Escalation at sea: US carriers pull back 800 km amid Iran's missile barrage

The repositioning keeps the battle groups beyond the most lethal envelopes while the broader campaign continues a stark illustration of how a determined adversary's saturation strategy can force even the world's premier navy into a more cautious posture.

Mar 5, 2026

The cognitive toll of endless scrolling: How social media is reshaping human cognition

Excessive social media use fragments attention, promotes shallow thinking, reinforces echo chambers, and weakens memory and executive function. It also alters brain function, heightens reactivity, and increases anxiety and depression.

Feb 26, 2026

When AI learns legacy: How code that rewrites itself is changing IT economics

On 23 Feb 2026, IBM shares dropped 13%, losing nearly $30B, after Anthropic's Claude AI promised faster COBOL modernization, threatening legacy IT services dependent on scarce expertise.

Feb 24, 2026

Harvesting global leadership: India's agricultural strategy after India-US trade framework

The India-US interim trade framework, announced, protects sensitive staples like wheat, rice, soy, dairy, and meat while opening tariffs on select US industrial and agricultural goods such as DDGS, sorghum, soybean oil, fruits, and nuts. The US applies tariffs on Indian goods like textiles, leather, and machinery, but lifts some on pharmaceuticals, gems, and aircraft.

Feb 23, 2026

Reclaiming India's lifeline: Soil health as bedrock of prosperity in era of trade winds and technological dawn

Government programs—Soil Health Cards, PM-PRANAM, NBS, PKVY, GOBARdhan—have made progress, reducing fertilizer use and improving productivity, but gaps remain in awareness, adoption, and targeting smallholders. Cropping patterns, input-intensive monocultures, and residue burning exacerbate soil degradation.

Feb 23, 2026

Ambani said the biggest challenge in AI today is the high cost and scarcity of computing power. To address this, Jio Intelligence will build sovereign AI infrastructure through gigawatt-scale data centres in Jamnagar, green energy integration, and a natio

India's AI awakening: Ambani, Tata, and Adani launch $310B+ sovereign intelligence revolution

Reliance pledged ₹10 trillion ($110B) for AI data centers, edge networks, and renewable integration to make AI affordable for India's 1.4B citizens. Tata partnered with OpenAI to expand AI-ready centers, deploy enterprise solutions. Adani committed $100B to scale hyperscale AI data centres

Feb 23, 2026

The quiet momentum: AI tools are actively supporting India's village farmers to improve yields and incomes

India's digital infrastructure—WhatsApp, Bhashini AI, and the Digital Agriculture Mission—enables low-cost, personalised guidance in rural areas. AI adoption increases incomes (10–24%), reduces costs, improves yields, enhances market and financial access, and supports non-farm skills.

Feb 23, 2026

India AI Impact Summit reflects nation's powerful position in digital world: Jeet Adani

India AI Impact Summit 2026 spotlights inclusive, sovereign AI pathways amid China's scale in parallel technological ecosystems

India's inclusive, multilingual models and compute sovereignty could establish it as the essential bridge for ethical AI serving billions.

Feb 21, 2026

Delhi's Defining Moment: Humanity's Sovereign Claim on AI Horizon at India AI Impact Summit 2026

The Planet pillar championed environmental stewardship and green AI innovation. The Resilience chakra fortified systems against economic, climatic, and technological disruptions.

Feb 21, 2026

Security Isn't Optional Any More, It Is the Price of Digital Civilization

In a world shaped by AI acceleration, quantum uncertainty, and data excess, security is no longer about protection alone it is about preserving control, credibility, and civilisation itself.

Feb 21, 2026

From Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Agency: The Quiet Birth of a New Civilisational Infrastructure

The decisive question for leaders is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to govern, orchestrate, and align artificial agency with human purpose.

Feb 21, 2026

AI in national governance: Architecting cognitive state in accelerating intelligence era

Artificial Intelligence grants nations unprecedented power the power to see deeper, think faster, and act earlier. Yet power without wisdom destabilises societies, erodes trust, and fractures legitimacy.

Feb 17, 2026

Human primacy in an accelerating AI epoch

Why the future of artificial intelligence will ultimately be decided not by machines but by the quality of human intent, governance, and values embedded within them.

Feb 17, 2026

From intelligence to authority: Alibaba's Qwen and strategic arrival of agentic AI

The significance of Alibaba's upgraded Qwen AI lies not in novelty, but in finality. It marks the end of AI as a passive assistant and the beginning of AI as an active participant in economic and institutional life.

Feb 16, 2026

PM Modi meets 'friend' French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris

European Security Conference 2026 – When the post-war order died, and Europe chose to live

At the 62nd Munich Security Conference, European leaders signalled that the post-1945 rules-based order is over. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Europe must stop relying on the US for security and build its own stronger military pillar within NATO.

Feb 14, 2026

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Articles by Major General Dilawar Singh

The ammunition paradox: When industrial war returns to precision age

No-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla: constitutional accountability or political theatre?

Escalation at sea: US carriers pull back 800 km amid Iran's missile barrage

The cognitive toll of endless scrolling: How social media is reshaping human cognition

When AI learns legacy: How code that rewrites itself is changing IT economics

Harvesting global leadership: India's agricultural strategy after India-US trade framework

Reclaiming India's lifeline: Soil health as bedrock of prosperity in era of trade winds and technological dawn

India's AI awakening: Ambani, Tata, and Adani launch $310B+ sovereign intelligence revolution

The quiet momentum: AI tools are actively supporting India's village farmers to improve yields and incomes

India AI Impact Summit 2026 spotlights inclusive, sovereign AI pathways amid China's scale in parallel technological ecosystems

Delhi's Defining Moment: Humanity's Sovereign Claim on AI Horizon at India AI Impact Summit 2026

Security Isn't Optional Any More, It Is the Price of Digital Civilization

From Artificial Intelligence to Artificial Agency: The Quiet Birth of a New Civilisational Infrastructure

AI in national governance: Architecting cognitive state in accelerating intelligence era

Human primacy in an accelerating AI epoch

From intelligence to authority: Alibaba's Qwen and strategic arrival of agentic AI

European Security Conference 2026 – When the post-war order died, and Europe chose to live

Russia's resilient shift to China amid sanctions, tariffs, and geopolitical reckoning for India and West

US arms sales to Taiwan: Bolstering asymmetric deterrence in face of escalating cross-strait tensions

Doctrine for India's national security governance: Clarity of authority in age of permanent conflict

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

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