Must Watch Video! Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi’s message amid Iran war, West Asia crisis

Added: 2026-05-26

[00:00:00]The 21st century opened with a confident thesis that forces of trade, supply chains, and digital connectivity would make nations too interdependent to conflict.

[00:00:12]Paradoxically, same forces that promised binding nations together have progressively become instruments of coercion.

[00:00:20]Semiconductors and their selective availability have become tools for hedging.

[00:00:25]The Strait of Hormuz has become a zone of active contestation.

[00:00:30]Global defense spending has crossed dollar 2.7 trillion, exceeding the entire UN budget for sustainable development goals.

[00:00:39]The boundary between security and prosperity is no longer a boundary at all.

[00:00:44]Contemporary conflicts now impose sustained demands not only on armed forces, but also on industrial production, research systems, and governance structures.

[00:00:55]Security is no longer a cost that prosperity must bear.

[00:00:58]It is the precondition for prosperity to commence its progressive journey.