New Delhi, July 8 2025 (ANI): CDS Gen Anil Chauhan says, ""The economic distress in countries in the IOR has given outside powers to leverage their influence through debt diplomacy, creating vulnerabilities for India. Similarly, frequent shifts in government in South Asia with changing geopolitical equations and ideological views is another major challenge that we face. Similarly, there is a possible convergence of interest we can talk about between China, Pakistan and Bangladesh, mayjnhave security implications for regional stability and security dynamics. "implications for regional stability and security dynamics."
00:00We were engaged in kinetic operations even before we mobilized.
00:03In four days before we could mobilize, the operations were called off.
00:07And even could not be called off in a sense because we are still at a pause.
00:11The economic distress in countries in the IOR has given outside powers to leverage their influence through debt diplomacy, creating vulnerabilities for India.
00:20Similarly, frequent shifts in government in South Asia with changing geopolitical equation and ideological views is another major challenge that we face.
00:30Similarly, there is a possible convergence of interest we can talk about between China, Pakistan and Bangladesh may have security implications for regional stability and security dynamics.
00:41The global security situation today is we all know is in a state of flux.
00:45The world is transiting between two orders.
00:48Emmett discusses the U.S. stance adds to additional layer of complexity which we all are aware.
00:56So, the other important part as far as national security is concerned is about economic and trade security, a resilient and dynamic economy is the bedrock of national strength, ensuring stable growth and sustainable development.
01:09Social and internal security is another dimension of national security and for a country which is multilingual, multi-ethnic, multi-religious, I think this internal security, I think, is very, very important and should be an intrinsic part of any social security.
01:28Again, architecture, this again is a very specialized and vast subject and probably I am not covering on this but I think it is important.
01:37While we are looking at all this as far as security, apart from immediate concerns that are on our longer borders, we also need to look at the regional security environment which again is rather challenging as far as India is concerned.
01:52We look at Myanmar, we look at Myanmar, there is economic instability, large number of countries.
01:58So, as far as Myanmar is concerned, I don't think any foreign involvement in Myanmar would be in India's interest.
02:06This is creating a crisis of refugees which have spilled over to India and the Northeast that is creating a problem for its own.
02:13Next is, I think, the economic distress in countries in the Iowa has given outside powers to leverage their influence through debt diplomacy, creating vulnerabilities for India.
02:26Similarly, frequent shifts in government in South Asia with changing geopolitical equation and ideological views is another major challenge that we face.
02:34Similarly, there is a possible convergence of interest we can talk about between China, Pakistan and Bangladesh may have security implications for regional stability and security dynamics.
