Highlighting modernization of Defence forces, he asserted that advanced tech is essential to achieve the goal of zero infiltration.

Emerging Challenges to Border Management

• Use of Technology: Asymmetric Threats such as surge in drone incursions dropping narcotics and weapons, particularly in the western sector.
• Cyber & Electronic Warfare: E.g. attacks on border surveillance infrastructure and communication networks.
• Terrain: Managing unfenced gaps in difficult terrain like the shifting eastern riverine borders and marshes of Gujarat. 

Role of Technology in Border Management

• Smart Fencing: Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) to plug gaps where physical fences are not feasible. E.g. BOLD-QIT (Border Electronically Dominated QRT Interception Technique) along Bangladesh border.
• Anti-Drone Systems: Integration of jamming and detection tech to counter aerial threats. E.g. IG T-Shul Pulse Anti-Drone System
  • V.O. Chidambaranar Port, Tamil Nadu India’s first port to initiate installation of advanced ‘Anti-Drone System’.
• Communication and Data Systems: Secure satellite and digital communication networks, Real-time command centers and AI-based analytics assist Inter-Agency Coordination.
• Vibrant Village Programme (VVP): To enhance digital and physical connectivity in border villages, turning them into the "first villages" of India.