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TopicNational Security Doctrine

Topic: National Security Doctrine

India’s strategic pillars are crumbling. Complacency is not an option

Gen MM Naravane (Retd) -
Within the modern-day Samudra Manthan lies the opportunity for India to redefine its role on the world stage by building a robust, adaptive security architecture.

India has ditched the old, tragic way of dealing with threats. Now it prepares before crisis

Abhishek Chaudhari -
After the 1993 Mumbai blasts, 2001 Parliament attack, and the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India found itself reacting rather than responding.

India’s national security doctrine is finally in the works. It must be debated in public

Sanjeev Chopra -
The NSD should be debated threadbare in Parliament rather than in the cloistered confines of a few think tanks and policy groups.

After calls for Muslim Ocean & Afro-Asian Ocean, Pakistan has made peace with Indian Ocean

Sanjeev Chopra -
One of the most important points in Pakistan’s National Security Policy is the grudging acceptance of the name ‘Indian Ocean’.

Challenges to a credible national security doctrine

AVM Arjun Subramaniam (retd) -
As the Prime Minister calls for development of intellectual capital within the armed forces, it is time for a credible National Security Doctrine.

If India starts now, it can finally have a National Security Doctrine by 2022

AVM Arjun Subramaniam (retd) -
The widespread international image of India as a ‘soft state’ must be dispelled by the creation of a national security doctrine.

It’s time for India to formulate a national security doctrine

AVM Arjun Subramaniam (retd) -
Having a national security doctrine helps avoid ambiguity about dealing with a crisis and to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

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Opinion

Why Hyundai Creta is still the king of Indian roads after 11 years—brand value to looks

Kushan Mitra -
Hyundai was never scared of rivals overtaking them last year. But in 2027, the mythical ‘Creta Killer’ may finally emerge. Or it could continue to remain a myth.

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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