| ID | 169478 |
| Title Proper | Kargil War and India’s Security Environment |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Prasad, Jayant |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Kargil conflict presented an opportunity for a relook at India’s national security environment in terms of defence preparedness. The Kargil Review Committee report pointed to the deficiencies in India’s security management system and gave a call for course correction especially in terms of integration of the armed forces, defence modernisation, and optimum defence budgeting and expenditure. Against this backdrop, the article undertakes a discussion of India’s national security environment by examining its long-term foreign policy and security goals as well as its possible strategic behaviour in the future. A prescriptive angle is provided by discussing the strategic options available to India in the short to medium term. The article also stresses on a greater push to domestic defence industry and manufacturing, renewed focus on maritime affairs, and the need to integrate and restructure the defence ecosystem. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Defence Studies Vol. 13, No.3; Jul-Sep 2019: p.9-32 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Defence Studies Vol: 13 No 3 |
| Key Words | Kargil War ; India’s Security Environment |