India today is in the fortunate position of facing no existential threat to its security. In that respect India is better placed today than it was in the past. But this cannot obscure the fact that the international environment in which India makes its foreign policy and national security decisions has worsened recently.
Recent Developments Recent Regional Dimensions Most external threats emanate from an unsettled boundary dispute with China and ongoing cross-border jihadi terrorism in J&K-a sponsored terrorism, supported by ISI and Pakistan-based Islamist fundamentalist organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad who, in turn, are inextricably .... |