⚔️ Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla — Civil–Military Fusion, China’s Rise & The Future of India’s National Security 🇮🇳🚀⏱️ Chapters🎧 Listen & Subscribe👤 Guest — Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.)👤 Host — Roshan Cariappa

Wars are no longer won only on the battlefield — they are won in labs, factories, and innovation hubs.

In this eye-opening conversation, Lt. Gen. Raj Shukla (Retd.) breaks down how India must rethink its national security strategy in an era shaped by AI, drones, defense-tech startups, and civil–military coordination.

From China’s rapid military–industrial expansion to Ukraine’s tech-driven warfare — we explore what India must do to stay secure, competitive, and future-ready.

This episode also uncovers the civilizational philosophy behind Saraswati → Lakshmi → Durga, and why our ability to convert knowledge into economic and military power will decide India’s destiny in the 21st century.

Not rhetoric.

Not theory.

Practical, urgent, and grounded in experience.

Chapters-

00:00 – 03:18 • Why Wars Are Now Won in Labs, Not Just Battlefields

03:18 – 05:45 • Saraswati → Lakshmi → Durga: India’s Civilizational Framework

05:45 – 09:55 • Nehru Era, Bureaucracy & Fear of the Military

09:55 – 14:50 • How China Leads Civil–Military Fusion

14:50 – 18:05 • Drones, AI & Startup Driven Warfare in Ukraine

18:05 – 22:24 • Israel’s Tech-Enabled Strike Model

22:24 – 26:50 • Why India Must Break Silos — Army, DRDO, Industry

26:50 – 31:02 • What the West is Redesigning — Faster R&D, Startup Access

31:02 – 36:12 • India’s Reform Momentum — But Still Not Enough

36:12 – 41:48 • Defense Procurement, Risk-Taking & Accountability

41:48 – 47:50 • A Need For Capacity, Orders, Velocity — Not Committees

47:50 – 53:47 • China’s Industrial Scale Advantage vs India

53:47 – 57:50 • National Security as Everyone’s Responsibility

57:50 – 01:04:26 • Startups, Deep Tech, AI Talent & Military Needs

01:04:26 – 01:08:07 • The Road Ahead — Innovation or Irrelevance

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