NATIONALSECURITY
Economically the world may have become a global village but politically
world is still dotted with nation states demarcated by distinct as well as vagilant
boundaries, giving rise to occasional skirmishes and subtle but sinister move to
after the balance of power. If the paradigms of national security are determined
by well-defined or natural dividers like rivers, mountains or seas, even the need
to be ever vigilant all the time should remain both paramount and predominant
in the national interest-cum-securitya smoke in the grass scan prove as fata
the enemy sitting across the border withhis lethal gun aimedat the target. In bou
situations complacency can lead to very unsafe consequences.
After the 1962 debacle, the then President of Indian Republie Dr. s
Radhakrishnan warmed the nation against being caught napping again. His candid
counsel and words ofwisdom stood by us in good stead and we were able to face
the 1965 aggression with dogged determination, resulting in decisive defeat of
the enemy. Now after the betrayal write large in the blood of our valiant soldiers
and officers on the most inhospitable and tortuous heights of Kargil, President
KR.Narayanan minced no words in asking the people to be united in the face of
more Kargil's and mooted a hike in the defence budget to equip the armed forces
with the latest weapons and force multipliers. Having neighbours not very
friendly disposed we cannot to lower our guard'.
The concept and concretisation of National Security depends upon the
stamina and strength of the armed forces, economic resilience and political
stability. Our history, unfortunately, is replete with instances when our own
distrust, diffidence and disunity played havoc with our national pride. Ifthere is
any one lesson that Indian history has to teach us, it is :
"United we stand and divided we fall."
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