Virtual Round Table Conference on Drones as a New Security Challenge

India Foundation organised a Virtual Round Table Conference on “Drones as a New Security Challenge” on 07 July 2021. The conference was addressed by a panel of experts. Group Captain Kishor Kumar Khera, Former Fighter Pilot, Indian Air Force delivered the address on “Drones in Hybrid Warfare”. Dr Ely Karmon, Senior Research Scholar, International Institute of Counter Terrorism, IDC, Herzliya, Israel, delivered an address on “Drones and Terrorism”. AVM Manmohan Bahadur, Former Additional Director General, Centre for Air Power Studies, spoke about “Terror Drones: Challenges and Responses”. Prof. V Kamakoti, Member, National Security Advisory Board; Chair National Artificial Intelligence Task Force, delivered his address on “Drone Warfare and Indian Preparedness”. The conference was well attended by domain experts, government officials, tech entrepreneurs, experts, scholars and academics.

Script of Dr Ely Karmon’s Presentation