Editor,
Recently the seventh edition of the Indo-French military exercise dubbed ‘Shakti’ was held at the Joint Warfare Centre in Umroi showcasing the best brains and brawns in crafting military strategy and tactics.
The major takeaway from such engagements is working towards future threats in an uncertain environment, units from the Rajputana Rifles to the French Foreign Legion showed how far the relationship has stretched.
After the declaration of the Lok Sabha election results, North East India and its security paradigm should be taken seriously by the new government as proxy elements alongside our 5,500 km (approx) vulnerable border are watching us more closely than ever.
What such joint endeavours with foreign forces aim is to wage an unconventional warfare in cyberspace, narco-terrorism, financial terrorism and EMP technology which could render instability to the economic architecture while pointing to high unemployment rate statistics amongst youth who might fall into the bear trap.
The pulse of the people and its various demands is a balanced concept while taking every stakeholder on board and being accountable but that depends on a wise leadership.
Kris Paronto’s book ‘The Ranger Way’ outlines the principles of how leaders deal with their problems, accepting responsibility thereby opening a window of opportunity towards better learning and ideas.
Christopher Gatphoh,
Laitkor Rngi, Shillong-10
