India’s Growing Influence in Drone Technology
Rise of Drone Warfare in the Region In a dramatic shift, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have moved to the forefront of modern combat in South Asia. After India struck terror camps in Pakistan and PoK, there was a counteroffensive. Hundreds of drones targeted Indian defence and civil assets. Though neutralized, the attacks signaled the dawn of drone warfare in the region—once confined to Europe and the Middle East. Lessons from Global Conflicts The Indian military’s interest in UAVs intensified after the 2019 drone strikes on Saudi Aramco and the 2020 U.S. drone assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani. These incidents…