NEW DELHI: The time has come for India to adopt a “whole-of-government approach” in decisively confronting the “strategic uncertainties” looming on its horizon as well as non-traditional threats like pandemics, Army chief Gen
Manoj Mukund Naravane
has said, strongly pitching for broadening the country’s national security doctrine.
Talking about complex geo-political power play in India’s neighbourhood,
Gen Naravane
said the Indian armed forces are determined to “cement” the country’s reputation as a net security provider in the region.
“There is an entire spectrum of strategic uncertainties that looms on the horizon and a whole-of-government approach is the need of the hour to deal with them,” the Army Chief told PTI.
Though Gen Naravane did not elaborate, his comments came in the backdrop of Pakistan-supported Taliban’s aim for a role in power structure in Afghanistan and China’s persistent efforts to expand military ties with countries