Navigating the Near - Non-Traditional Security Threats to India, 2022

Author: Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Wilson John/Lydia Powell
Translator(s)/ Editors(s): Samir Saran/Sunjoy Joshi
Publisher: Observer Research Foundation
Year: 2011
Language: English
Pages: 150
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9789380502656

Description

National Security is most often thought of in terms of political and military threats to the state – either from other states or geo-strategic alliances. Given such a framework, both the challenges as well as the responses have for long been viewed in terms of the military force or coercive ability of the adversary.

Events unfolding in today’s highly networked and globalised economies show the futility, and danger, of relying on such a simplistic template. Threats to national security are today multi-dimensional and call for a deeper study and understanding of a wide variety of factors to create a credible response mechanism.

Navigating the Near seeks to bridge this paradigm shift by studying non-traditional threats facing contemporary India. The study, with its sight on the next decade, evaluates how traditional treats confronting India are likely to be influenced in large measure by a range of factors and trends, both external and internal, that have, till now, remained on the fringes of security studies.

Contents

Project Delphi Chairs
Preface
Executive Summary

I. Introduction
II. ‘Great Game’ in India’s Neighbourhood – Emerging Geopolitical challenges
III. The Internal Dynamics of India’s Security
IV. Resources and Development Dilemmas
V. Political and Governance
VI. Conclusion and Recommendations
Appendix
Notes