India’s Sindoor 2.0: Drones, AI And Robots Redefine Future Warfare

India’s “Op Sindoor 2.0” concept envisions a battlefield dominated by autonomous systems—jet-powered drones, robotic ground vehicles, AI-enabled decision loops and integrated theatre commands—drawing heavily on lessons from Ukraine’s drone war.This marks a decisive shift toward autonomy, where machines absorb risk and humans retain control of critical decisions.India’s military planners are