The Defence Minister said strategic infrastructure will remain crucial in future conflicts even as the armed forces adopt advanced weapons and platforms. At a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Strategic Infrastructure Conclave in New Delhi, he argued that the first front of a war may be the road network that carries troops to the frontline rather than the border itself.
The same release also highlighted maritime risk. The Directorate General of Maritime Administration advised ship owners, managers and recruitment agencies not to place Indian seafarers on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz after attacks on two ships in the area.
Background and earlier position
The Border Roads Organisation has long been associated with building roads and tunnels in difficult border terrain. The release cited the Atal Tunnel, the Umling La Pass road and the Sela Tunnel as examples of engineering work in challenging conditions.
The Ministry of Defence release also widened the idea of battlefield preparedness beyond the road surface. It stressed that access routes and infrastructure nodes such as roads, tunnels, airfields and ports remain indispensable during modern warfare.
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