Need new approaches to revitalise diplomacy: Vice President Dhankhar
The Hindu
VP Dhankhar stresses need for innovative approaches to strengthen deterrence, revitalise diplomacy for effective conflict resolution. He highlights importance of achieving/upholding peace through multi-faceted approach, combining ideation, advocacy, outreach, persuasion, dialogue. He also emphasises nation's strength as most impactful defence/deterrent, harnessing soft power/economic strength to enhance security environment. Deep techs like AI, robotics, quantum, etc. re-write character of war, prowess/mastery of domains determining future haves/have nots. Despite globalisation, conflicts endure, need to explore innovative approaches to strengthen deterrence, revitalise diplomacy. National security an aggregation of myriad attributes/capacities, military just one part of the pie. Need diverse pieces to create robust power dynamic to find resolutions.
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said there was an urgent need to explore innovative approaches to strengthen deterrence and revitalise diplomacy for more effective conflict resolution.
Addressing the Chanakya Defence Dialogue-2023, the Vice President also underscored the paramount importance of achieving and upholding peace through a multi-faceted approach, combining ideation, advocacy, outreach, persuasion, and dialogue, while also being vigilant and prepared.
"Being prepared for war is a pathway to peace," he said, and emphasised that a nation's strength was the most impactful defence and deterrent.
Mr. Dhankhar also highlighted the significance of harnessing a nation's soft power and economic strength as integral components in enhancing the security environment.
He said the emergence of deep technologies like AI, robotics, quantum, semi- conductors, bio-tech, drones and hypersonics have re-written the very character of war.
"Prowess and mastery of these domains will determine the strategic haves and have nots of the future," Mr. Dhankhar said.
Referring to the ongoing crises in Ukraine and West Asia, the vice president expressed concern that despite globalisation and economic interdependencies, conflicts endure.
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