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NS Raja Subramani Unveils Five-Step BUILD Framework for India’s Defense

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

General NS Raja Subramani presented a five-step BUILD framework for India’s defence.
He warned that the front-rear divide is disappearing, exposing the entire nation.
He said future battlefields will be simultaneous, connected and contested across land, sea, space, cyber and information.
He noted cheap drones and software updates are reshaping war economics, challenging costly platforms.
He urged an ‘experiment-deploy-learn-modify at scale’ procurement cycle to outpace evolving threats.

History

Historical Context

The May-July 1999 Kargil conflict saw India and Pakistan clash on the Line of Control, prompting Operation Vijay and the IAF’s Operation Safed Sagar and involving about 200,000 Indian troops. The war exposed joint-coordination gaps, leading the 2000 budget to raise defence spending and accelerate artillery and aircraft modernisation. Today’s BUILD framework mirrors that post-Kargil drive for faster procurement.

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Story summary

General NS Raja Subramani presented a five-step BUILD framework for India’s defence.
He warned that the front-rear divide is disappearing, exposing the entire nation.
He said future battlefields will be simultaneous, connected and contested across land, sea, space, cyber and information.
He noted cheap drones and software updates are reshaping war economics, challenging costly platforms.
He urged an ‘experiment-deploy-learn-modify at scale’ procurement cycle to outpace evolving threats.

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