The Indian Army’s Terrier Cyber Quest 2025, scheduled for September, aims to enhance cyber readiness through competitive exercises focused on critical infrastructure hacking and AI-driven deepfake detection, in collaboration with IIT Madras and CyberPeace. This initiative is part of the Army’s Decade of Transformation, emphasizing indigenous innovation in quantum machine learning and real-time defense systems. The event’s structure encourages rapid talent identification and prototyping, directly addressing rising cyber threats to national security. By operationalizing these capabilities, India seeks to fortify its cyber defenses amidst increasing regional vulnerabilities in communications and critical infrastructure.