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Dangerous Liaisons
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Pakistan-China nexus poses strategic threat to India |
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Kanwal Sibal
It is more practical to limit the review of India’s security mainly to the
classic concept of a nation’s security, not its extended definition given today
that includes energy, food, water etc. With the end of the Cold War and the
lowering of the threat of a military conflict between the big powers, attention
has shifted to economic competition. With depletion of fossil fuel resources and
the search for viable alternatives, the focus is on energy security. Climate
change and prospects of water scarcity has |
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brought the issue of food security to the fore. As far as we are concerned while
issues of economic security are very pertinent, our physical security is
seriously under threat not only by hostile state actors but also non-state
actors inspired by violent religious ideologies that receive state support.
India’s security dilemmas are particularly acute. It is facing two hostile powers on its frontiers, Pakistan and China, and both cooperate with each other to threaten its security. With both countries, India has outstanding border problems, stemming from unsettled, un-demarcated or disputed borders. With Pakistan, India has a Line of Control (LC) in Jammu and Kashmir; with China it has a Line of Actual Control (LAC).
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Chinese roads on the LAC are tar covered and cater for fast flow of rain water
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