Shaurya 2026 convenes expert deliberations on the architecture of India’s defence-industrial ambition

IIM Bangalore hosted Shaurya 2026, a national seminar on the Indian Military-Industrial Complex, conceived and organized by Batch 5 of the Business Management Programme for Defence Officers (BMPDO), an Executive Education Programme for officers of the Indian Armed Forces, and sponsored by the Kshipra Foundation, on 12^th September. By bringing together the Armed Forces, defence industry, technology leaders, investors and policymakers, the seminar examined the many layers of India’s defence-industrial transition, from evolving operational requirements and emerging technologies to manufacturing, MRO, supply chains, talent and the capital required to take indigenous capabilities from development to scale.