Chandigarh, Nov. 9 -- Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Sunday highlighted that the struggle for global power that was once aimed at geographical control ranging from the land to the skies has now expanded to space as well as into the cyberspace and the cognitive domain. Further, he said that India a continental and a maritime power enjoys a predominant position in the Indian Ocean region, and hence, it is "always the first responder and preferred partner of choice for any other country."

Gen Chauhan was addressing the 9th Military Literature Festival 2025, themed 'Heartland and Rimland powers in a Multi-domain Warfare and India' on its second day in Chandigarh.

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