Paper: GS – II, Subject: International Relations, Topic: Global Issues, Issue: India Security Challenges.
Context:
India is facing a phase of reduced global diplomatic influence while simultaneously confronting rising regional hostility and signs of renewed urban terrorism.
Key Highlights:
India’s Geopolitical Isolation:
- India appears increasingly isolated in major global developments, especially in West Asia, Europe, and the Indo-Pacific.
- Regionally, the surrounding neighbourhood from Afghanistan and Nepal to Myanmar and Maldives is unstable, reducing India’s strategic comfort.
- It is also a virtual onlooker as far as the emerging situation in the Indo-Pacific is concerned. Seldom indeed has India faced a situation of this kind.
- The entire South Asian region in which India is situated, appears to be in turmoil at present.
- Afghanistan and Nepal are among the countries on India’s periphery that appear to be most affected, but from the Maldives to Myanmar and further afield, India can hardly count on many friends and allies.
- This is a frightening scenario given that each day produces a range of new threats, including cyber.
Significance:
- Highlights a rare period where India’s external environment and internal stability are both under stress.
- Signals a deteriorating neighbourhood, reducing India’s strategic space.
- Warns of renewed Pakistan-backed terror threats, especially in urban areas.
- Points to emerging geopolitical concerns due to Bangladesh–Pakistan proximity.
- Underlines the need to protect social harmony to maintain internal security.
- Raises questions about India’s diplomatic positioning in a rapidly changing global order.
The Surfacing of Urban Terror:
Re-engage globally, strengthen neighbourhood outreach, and enhance counterterror and cyber-surveillance capacities. Address internal communal tensions, monitor Pakistan–Bangladesh developments, and build resilient urban security through improved intelligence, training, and public awareness.
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