France is keen on acquiring Indian long-range rockets, loitering munitions, and counter-drone systems following their performance in Operation Sindoor. The French Army chief expressed interest in co-developing capabilities in artificial intelligence and electronic warfare, highlighting the potential for enhanced joint training.

Their proposals will first be evaluated by a committee of senior DRDO officials, with the findings forwarded to a panel headed by the Defence Secretary for further review. The evaluation process is expected to conclude within a month, after which the government will issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to the shortlisted firms. One firm will then be selected to build five AMCA prototypes and one structural test specimen.

If China were to move against Taiwan, it's likely China would force its junior partner, Russia under Vladimir Putin, to move against NATO to keep us busy.

Lt. Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar, GOC-in-C, Western Command: "Unless Pakistan's way of thinking changes, it will continue to take the actions it has taken... In Operation Sindoor, we have destroyed its airbases and posts, but it may again attempt something... Whatever action we take this time will be more than last time... Operation Sindoor 2.0 has to be more deadly."

Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, Director General Military Operations: "So the drones came in in large numbers even after the two DGMOs had spoken... This led us to swing the Indian Air Force into action, and in the precision strikes that they carried out on the night of the 9th and 10th of May, we hit 11 of their air bases... Eight air bases, three hangars, and four radars were damaged. Pakistani air assets were destroyed on the ground... One C-130 class of aircraft and one AEW, four to five fighter jets, and there were assets that were also destroyed in the air... We now know that the world's longest ever ground-to-air kill was at 300 kilometres plus and five high-tech fighters. I think the impunity with which these attacks were carried out is what is significant."

Director General Military Operations Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai says, "The Indian Navy was also in action... The Navy had sailed into the Arabian Sea, and when the DGMO spoke, they were very well poised. Had the enemy decided to take it any further, it could have been catastrophic for them and not only from the sea but from other dimensions..

In its biggest ever investment in India, tech giant Google on Tuesday said it will invest USD 15 billion in building an AI infrastructure hub in Andhra Pradesh, which would include a gigawatt-scale data centre in partnership with Adani Group.