ABSTRACT
A critical evaluation of the national security situation of India by drawing attention to the threats that remain unmitigated. India’s national security challenges emanate from two kinds of threats. One, threats to India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity from China and Pakistan, and attempts to destabilise India politically and economically by Pakistan. Two, attempts by China and some other countries to not allow India to acquire its full stature as a global power and to contain and confine India as a regional power only. India would need to build its economic power and military capability as fast as possible so that the rest of the world recognises the importance of India as an indispensible player in global governance and take steps to create a network of strategic partnerships with major powers and middle powers.
