Leveraging Weather and Climate for India’s Defence| Skymet Podcast EP-5

This thought-provoking edition of the Skymet Podcast features AVM GP Sharma - President of Meteorology & Climate Change and Jatin Singh - Founder & CMD of Skymet. Together, they discuss and analyze how weather influences India's defence strategies and procedures, and the opportunities and risk factors brought upon by the Indian weather system. In this episode, they have analyzed the implications and application of weather in military operations, focusing as an example on the historic strike on Balakot on February 26, 2019.This discussion also addresses the difficulties and breakthroughs in weather modification, such as cloud seeding and government-sponsored artificial rain projects, based on AVM GP Sharma's experience serving in the Indian Air Force. They discuss the viability of weather modifications that may soon be used as a tactical move for both defence and improving weather conditions against adversities like pollution and droughts.