Initiatives to Secure Borders: Vibrant Villages Programme: New Vibrant Villages Programme announced in the Budget 2022-23. It will include construction of village infrastructure, housing, tourist centres, road connectivity, provisioning of decentralized renewable energy, direct to home access for Doordarshan and educational channels, and support for livelihood generation. The move has been taken to counter the Chinese ‘model …
How India has progressed in terms of Maritime security? India has taken many ambitious steps to correct the historic neglect of India’s maritime power and also as a response to the dramatic rise of China as a military power : National Maritime Strategy, Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) initiative for the …
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Context: Indian navy aims to become a 170-warship force from its current strength of 130 warships over the next decade. What is the need of increasing Naval strength? Importance of high Sea: There is a high possibility that the most consequential strategic battles of this century will be played out on the high seas. Most of the …
What is Submarine? A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. Their main cover is their ability to move stealthily under water and keep an eye on enemy movement of vessels. How many submarines does India have? Currently, India has 15 conventional diesel-electric submarines classified as SSKs and one nuclear ballistic submarine, classified …
Context: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a debate on maritime security at UNSC. 5 Principle Framework laid down by India: Removal of barriers to maritime trade: First framework called for removal of barriers to maritime trade, in this context PM highlighted the significance of India’s SAGAR (security and growth for all in the region). Peaceful …
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China: An aspiring world power Huge defence budget: China is an aspiring world power that spends $252 billion on its defence budget, as compared to the $72.9 billion that India spends. Both countries limit their budget to around 2% of their GDP, which in China’s case is five times our size. Formidable navy: They have downsized their army and built …
What is a smart wall? A ‘smart’ wall use advanced surveillance technology instead of the physical wall and armed patrols. It makes use of the following technologies to detect and stop border infiltration: For surveillance on the border, it would use radar satellites, computer-equipped border-control vehicles, control sensors, and underground sensors. Thermal imaging would be added for detection. This technology …
Challenges to the maritime security of India: Invisible enemies: in the form of a terrorist, a pirate, a criminal or a sea-robber (non-state actors.) Greater and Stealthier Chinese presence: Greater Chinese presence in the eastern littorals. Ex. recent discovery of a Chinese unmanned underwater vehicle close to a southern Indonesian island has demonstrated Chinese invisibility at …
Context: The Chinese intrusions in Ladakh, resultant violence and the deadlock in negotiations, indicates the arrival of a worrisome two-front situation for India. A two-front challenge for India: From Pakistan’s side: Deployments: Reports says that Pakistan had moved 20,000 troops into Gilgit-Baltistan, matching the Chinese deployments in Eastern Ladakh. Ceasefire violations by Pakistan: four-fold increase between 2017 and …
Recent threats in border areas: China is trying to take over territory. For example, Doklam and Galwan crisis. The recent China’s Land Border Law (LBL) will enhance its aggressive posture and it is aimed at resolving border disputes on its own terms. Continued Pakistan-backed infiltration of terrorists poses fresh challenges to India. China has planned …
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