| ID | 126370 |
| Title Proper | Need of the hour |
| Other Title Information | quick modernization of its armed forces can help India to fight the growing challenges and threat |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pawar, B. S. |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | India today faces many threats and challenges to its external and internal security, the foremost being the long festering dispute over J&K with Pakistan and the unresolved territorial and boundary dispute with China. The recent assertiveness of China - DBO standoff - its nexus with Pakistan, its 'string of pearls' strategy to surround India with naval bases in northern Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and its military presence in the Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pak Occupied Kashmir and the Gwador Port, are a serious cause of concern for the Indian military and do not augur well for long-term peace and stability. The insurgencies in J&K and the Northeast fuelled by Pakistan and China respectively, the Maoist threat in India's heartland and the deteriorating security environment in the Af-Pak region has further vitiated India's strategic environment. The prevailing strategic environment has forced India's armed forces to prepare for the possibility of a 'two front' war in any future conflict on our northern and western borders. |
| `In' analytical Note | Force Vol.10, No.12; August 2013: p.58-61 |
| Journal Source | Force Vol.10, No.12; August 2013: p.58-61 |
| Key Words | India ; China ; Pakistan ; Pak Occupied Kashmir - POK ; Gwador Port - India ; Internal Security ; Jammu and Kashmir ; DBO ; Indian Ocean Region - IOR ; Western Border ; Strategic Environment ; Military Policy ; Maoist Threat ; Indian Army ; Af-Pak Region |