New Delhi, Nov. 27 -- Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday called for an accelerated transformation of the Indian Army to meet the challenges of an increasingly volatile global security environment.

Speaking at the opening day of the Chanakya Defence Dialogue (CDD) 2025, General Dwivedi said the world is transitioning through a turbulent phase where major powers are "continuously jostling and competing.""The world has moved from the Cold War's bipolarity, through a brief unipolar moment, into an uncertain and fractured order," he said. "With over 50 ongoing conflicts, to say we live in turbulent times may actually be an understatement."As global geopolitics shifts toward deterrence, national security and warfighting pre...