India vs Trump vs China: The New Military Strategy India Needs Now | Lt Gen Shukla | Barkha Dutt
Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla tells Barkha Dutt how India’s future security depends on merging innovation, tech, and military power through civil-military fusion.
On Mojo Story’s “Inside Out,” renowned military veteran and strategic affairs expert Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.) spoke with journalist Barkha Dutt about how India can secure herself amid global unpredictability, including challenges from China and shifting U.S. policies. Drawing from his new book, “Civil-Military Fusion as a Metric of National Power and Comprehensive Security,” Gen. Shukla emphasized that India’s defense potential can only be fully realized through strong collaboration between civilian innovators and the military.
He highlighted China’s success in merging its military and civil industries, which has transformed it into a global power. Shukla noted that China’s approach—giving startups military contracts and encouraging scientific talent to contribute to defense—has created powerful synergies between innovation and national security. He urged India to adopt a similar model that unites its private sector, academia, and armed forces.
The General also pointed out how civil-military fusion has fueled Ukraine’s resilience against Russia through advanced drone warfare and technological partnerships. He called for breaking bureaucratic silos and tribalism within India’s defense institutions to enable rapid modernization and integration of emerging technologies such as AI and quantum computing.
In conclusion, Barkha Dutt reflected that Gen. Shukla’s argument presents not just a defense strategy, but a call for India’s transformation into a knowledge-powered security state—one that leverages its intellectual capital to build true strategic strength.
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