Cyber, space threats require upgraded technological responses, says Prez Kovind

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The emerging threats in the cyber world and space require state-of-the-art technological responses, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Wednesday. During his address at the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the President said, “Use of advanced technology by non-state actors also calls for an upgraded response.”

He further stated that issues like climate change may have an impact on security preparedness. “All such issues influence the security calculus of the nation. You have to comprehend their implications so that you are better prepared to deal with them,” he told the young student officers, including 30 from other countries who are also attending this course.

He said that significant changes are instituted in the higher defence organisation of the country and impetus is also being provided to indigenisation and self-sufficiency in the defence sector. “These initiatives have been taken with a view to make the Armed Forces’ future ready,” he stressed.