'Even Trump doesn’t know what he’ll do tomorrow,' says Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi on rising security challenges

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi addressed students at TRS College in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, where he spoke about the rapidly evolving nature of security threats facing India and the world.

According to ANI, General Dwivedi said new challenges are emerging at an unprecedented pace, making it difficult to respond before new threats arise. “What is Trump doing today? I think even Trump doesn’t know what he is going to do tomorrow. Challenges are coming so quickly that by the time you try to grasp an old challenge, a new one emerges, and the same security challenges our military faces. Whether it’s on the border, terrorism, natural disasters, or cyber warfare. The new things that have started: space warfare, satellites, chemical, biological, radiological, and information warfare,” he said.

The Army Chief noted that the future is defined by “instability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity,” underscoring how difficult it is to predict and prepare for emerging threats. “... Future challenges are coming. They’re instability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity... You and I are completely clueless about what the future holds...” he remarked.

General Dwivedi also stressed the importance of the Indian military’s preparedness to operate across multiple domains,land, air, water, and space, while warning of the growing threat from information warfare. Referring to misinformation during Operation Sindoor, he said, “The way rumours are spread. As you heard in Operation Sindoor, Karachi has been attacked. So much such news came, which seemed like news to us too. Where did it come from, who did it?... In the scope of all these challenges, you have to work on land, sky, water and all three...”