Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Modification Hopes: India Reviews its national security Policies


Bibhu Prasad Routray

Jane's Intelligence Review, July 2014, page- 40-45

Key Points:
  • The new Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi will implement a security policy that differs from its predecessor, in which relations with Pakistan will be targeted on several fronts, but the changes are likely to be cosmetic rather than substantive.
  • The country’s inability to deal with insurgent and separatist movements is rooted in fundamental problems with governance, leadership, intelligence generation, and force mobilisation – a situation that will not change in the coming two to three years.
  • Rapid movement towards establishing an alternative anti-terrorism architecture is unlikely, and indeed co-operation between the central and state governments on security issues may even worsen.
Full Article in www.ihs.com/janes

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