New Delhi, 11 December: Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat said on Friday that the security of land borders with India is a matter of concern but India is also on its maritime borders with a steadily increasing interest towards the sea and oceans.
Keep an eye The Indian Ocean region currently has more than 120 warships of regional forces under various operations. CDS Bipin Rawat emphasized increasing training with allied nations, stating that India would also seek to engage with additional regional powers and preserve their strategic autonomy by improving regional connectivity.
Highlighting the importance of the Indo-Pacific region at the Global Dialogue Security Summit, CDS Rawat said that most countries in the region want to get economic dividends through better connectivity and exploitation of the blue economy, for which Infrastructure is a pre-requisite. To maintain and increase geopolitical influence, additional regional powers have renewed interest in investing to develop the infrastructure of their respective countries.
CDS Rawat, inducting the Indo Pacific for Global Domination, said that more than 120 warships of extra-regional forces are currently deployed in the Indian Ocean region in support of various operations, but so far the region has been facing major controversy. Despite this, there remains a peaceful atmosphere.
He said China has shown considerable interest in the economy and military growth in recent years, with competition to increase influence in the region. CDS also emphasized that the use of technology in the military sector There should be a solution, not to destruction, but to solution.
Therefore our approach to security needs to be shifted from unilateral to multilateral mode, which enhances training engagement with partner countries to strengthen the future. He further said that governance and security are in constant danger due to naval competition between the countries. It is important for us to protect peace, prosperity, and sovereignty at all times on the security dimension of the region Protect a sea line of communication. (HC).