-There has been an infrastructure surge all across our borders with China
in terms of road and rail connectivity. It has helped in reducing our
mobilization time for the war besides providing us the option for switching
our forces from one area to another in an operationally acceptable
timeframe. More work is needed and the same is being progressed. Once
classifications of roads are improved and tiered lateral connectivities get
completed, our capacity to both defend as well as launch offensive
operations will increase.
-All weather connections have been created. Rohtang tunnel is operational.
Fast pace work has commenced on Sela tunnel and Zojila tunnel. It’s a
matter of time that we shall not be weather dependent for mobilistion of our
troops. Road/rail movement will be possible as against being dependent
only on aerial resources. Cost of sustenance of troops will reduce both in
peace and war.
-Multiple crossing points have been created by laying bridges on the
formidable rivers like Brahmaputra reducing our vulnerabilities.
-Forward airfields, heliports and landing grounds have been created to
enhance the reach of our air power and the defence forces.
-High quality of induction of equipment is taking place in the Army, Navy
and Airforce. More is in the pipeline with renewed focus on indigenous
production. As we move ahead in time, we shall not remain hostage to any
external country. Our Rafale gives shocks to the Chinese and we don’t
have second thoughts to scramble our aircraft against Chinese AC. Our
entire approach from being defensive in 1962 has been changed into a fully
offensive approach to claim rightfully what is ours. We are willing to take
risks and respond aggressively as done in 1967,1987, 2017 and now in
2020 while capturing Kailash ranges in Eastern Ladakh.
-We not only take offensive action as part of our defensive strategy but are
willing to be proactive for offensive operations. It will be appropriate to
highlight that now it’s a new India fully ready to handle China.
-India is now willing to take higher risks. It will not restrain itself from not
using air and naval power as was done in 1962 but will utilize every organ
of the state to defend its national interests. IAF is being equipped with the
best aircraft in the world while the Navy is being given the capability of
controlling sea waters of the Indian Ocean.
-India has embarked upon the increased synergy of its defence forces.
CDS post has been created and operationalised. Theatre commands are
into making. Resource allocation and capacity creation will be in sync with
threat perception.
-As against seeing China-Pakistan as collusive partners, they are being
seen as a single border. A new term could be coined for ‘China-Pak border’
as ‘Chi-Napak border’ based on their agenda towards India.
-India has attained nuclear status (so are China and Pakistan) and it is
willing to risk conventional conflict under nuclear overhang.
-Largely having fought in 1962 on its own, it now has the support of multiple
nations on its side. China’s expansionist agenda has been exposed and the
world has taken a note of it.
-India has become economically strong and can sustain the war fighting
over a prolonged duration.
In 1962, when India hoped that China would not attack but it did. India in
the 75th year of independence now thinks that China can attack anytime
and it has geared up accordingly. It has prepared capability based
response and not the intent based response as intent can change overnight
which is a common factor both in Chinese as well as Pak actions. At this
juncture of 75th year of independence, while India has to make strides in
multiple domains, it has become capable of defending its national interests.
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