Striking the right balance between continental and maritime security will enable India’s long-term security interests. Examine (200 Words)
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IAS Parliament 3 years
KEY POINTS
· India’s continental strategy, in which the Central Asian region is an indispensable link, has progressed intermittently over the past two decades promoting connectivity, incipient defence and security cooperation, enhancing India’s soft power and boosting trade and investment.
· India’s maritime vision and ambitions have grown dramatically during the past decade, symbolised by its National Maritime Strategy, the Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) initiative.
· This was perhaps an overdue correction to the historic neglect of India’s maritime power. It was also a response to the dramatic rise of China as a military power.
· India’s partition and the emergence over the past six decades of a persistent two-front threat from Pakistan and China set the stage for a tough continental dimension of our security.
· It is clear India will not have the luxury of choosing one over the other; we would need to acquire strategic vision and deploy the necessary resources to pursue our continental interests without ignoring our interests in the maritime domain.
· In doing so, at a time of major geopolitical change, maintaining our capacity for independent thought and action (namely strategic autonomy) will help our diplomacy and statecraft navigate the difficult landscape and the choppy waters that lie ahead.
Bharanitharaselvan T 3 years
Please review
IAS Parliament 3 years
Try to include some of the naval exercises. Keep Writing.
K. V. A 3 years
Kindly review
IAS Parliament 3 years
Good attempt. Keep Writing.
