The relentless march of technology in military warfare must be accompanied by a doctrine, which aids and governs their utilisation. The use of autonomous systems and artificial intelligence in warfare is a foregone conclusion but it is too early to say whether human interface will be totally replaced by machines. These were among the other observations that military experts made while taking part in a panel discussion on ‘shaping of modern conflicts with niche technologies: Russia-Ukraine conflict and beyond’ on first day of the Military Literature Festival that kicked off in Chandigarh Saturday. The MLF, which is in its sixth...