National Security Strategy: Imperative for Integrated and Coordinated Security Architecture
India’s evolving security landscape, marked by a multi-front threat and hybrid warfare, demands a formal National Security Strategy (NSS). Currently, India operates without a single public National Security Strategy, relying instead on sectoral doctrines and cabinet-level directives.
What is a National Security Strategy?
- A National Security Strategy is a comprehensive document that defines a nation’s security objectives and the roadmap to achieve them.
- It identifies traditional threats (like territorial aggression) and non-traditional threats (like cyber-attacks, pandemics and climate change) to guide policy and resource allocation.
Integration of Security Forces through NSS
A National Security Strategy provides the conceptual foundation for ....
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