New Delhi (thestates.news)| The Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, inaugurated a conference on ‘Brain-Computer Interface(BCI): Expanding Neural Frontiers & Its Strategic Implications’ jointly organised by Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS) and the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies at New Delhi on May 05, 2026. The conference, envisioned by the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman COSC (CISC), Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, brought together senior military leadership, policymakers, scientists, medical experts, industry representatives, start-ups and academia to deliberate upon the emerging field of Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) and its strategic implications.
In his Welcome Address, the Director General of the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) , Maj Gen (Dr) Ashok Kumar (Rtd.) highlighted the transformative potential of neural technologies, stating that Brain-Computer Interface represents the realisation of a process where neural signals from the human mind can translate into meaningful actions and transformative outcomes.
Delivering the Inaugural Address, the Director General Armed Forces Medical Services, Vice Admiral Arti Sarin emphasised the growing convergence between human cognition and computational systems, observing that the traditional distinction between cognition and computation is increasingly merging in ways once considered speculative.(S-PIB)
