Dependence On Foreign Supply Chains Is Strategic Vulnerability: Indian Army Chief

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• Dependence On Foreign Supply Chains Is Strategic Vulnerability: Indian Army Chief Reported By, Last Updated: May 19, 2026, 18:51 IST The Army Chief said contemporary conflicts are no longer limited to battlefields & place sustained pressure on industrial production, research ecosystems and governance structures.
• Rapid Read Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi (Image: PTI) Strategic dependence on foreign supply chains and critical technologies is the “most sophisticated form of vulnerability" in the modern era, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi said on Monday.
• He said that national security can no longer be separated from economic resilience and technological self-reliance.
• General Dwivedi was speaking at the ‘Security to Prosperity: Smart Power for Sustained Growth’ seminar by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS).
• The Army Chief said contemporary conflicts are no longer limited to battlefields and now place sustained pressure on industrial production, research ecosystems and governance...