{"id":301519,"date":"2024-06-21T21:06:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T15:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=301519"},"modified":"2024-06-21T21:06:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T15:36:28","slug":"importance-of-written-national-security-strategy-nss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/importance-of-written-national-security-strategy-nss\/","title":{"rendered":"Importance of written National Security Strategy (NSS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>: The post Importance of written National Security Strategy (NSS) has been created, based on the article \u201cWhy India needs a national security doctrine \u2013 now<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cIndian express<\/strong>\u201d on 21st June 2024<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/strong> GS Paper 3 – Internal Security<\/p>\n

Context<\/strong>: The article discusses the Chief of Defence Staff’s comment on India’s National Security Strategy (NSS). He noted that while policy, processes, and practices exist, a written policy is missing. This raises questions about the prolonged drafting process and the need for an official NSS to ensure clarity, accountability, and effective defense planning.<\/p>\n

For detailed information on National Security Strategy of India <\/strong>read this article here<\/a><\/p>\n

Why Is There a Debate on the NSS?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Missing Written Policy:<\/strong> The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) mentioned that India lacks a written NSS, questioning the necessity of having one.<\/li>\n
  2. Prolonged Drafting Process:<\/strong> For the past two decades, multiple drafts of the NSS have been circulated without finalization.<\/li>\n
  3. Unclear Progress:<\/strong> The Defence Planning Committee, set up in 2018, was tasked with formulating the NSS, but its progress remains unknown.<\/li>\n
  4. Current Directive Inadequate:<\/strong> India relies on the RM\u2019s Operational Directive, which is seen as insufficient.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How Do Other Countries Handle Their NSS?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    China<\/strong>: China publishes periodic white papers on its National Security Strategy (NSS), despite being generally opaque in its policies.<\/p>\n

    Pakistan<\/strong>: Pakistan has released its first National Security Policy for 2022-26.<\/p>\n

    Israel<\/strong>: Israel does not have a written NSS document but manages its security strategy effectively.<\/p>\n

    India’s Context<\/strong>: Unlike these countries, India currently relies on the RM\u2019s Operational Directive, which is seen as cryptic and inadequate. The lack of a written NSS in India raises concerns about operational clarity, decision-making, and the need for a coherent national security framework.<\/p>\n

    Why is a Written NSS Important?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    1. Clear Strategy<\/strong>: A written NSS would foster a \u201cwhole of nation\u201d approach, ensuring synergy in harnessing comprehensive national power (CNP).<\/li>\n
    2. Milestone Setting<\/strong>: It helps set clear milestones for capability-building, modernization, infrastructure development, and the Atma Nirbhar mission.<\/li>\n
    3. Accountability<\/strong>: The present system of reviews by the Parliamentary Standing Committee and Auditor General is sub-optimal. A written NSS would allow for better reviews and audits using net-assessment and statistical tools.<\/li>\n
    4. Operational Clarity<\/strong>: The NSS would provide clear-cut ends, ways, and means, fostering initiative, innovation, and improvisation at the operational level.<\/li>\n
    5. Leadership and Command<\/strong>: A clearly spelled-out NSS would foster initiative, innovation, and improvisation at the cutting-edge level, essential for the operationalization of theatre commands and transformation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      What should be done?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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      1. Adopt a Written Policy:<\/strong> India should have a written NSS to foster a whole-nation approach and ensure strategic clarity.<\/li>\n
      2. Improve Defense Planning:<\/strong> Stabilize the new Integrated Capability Plan and Defence Capability Acquisition Plan to provide clear milestones for modernization and infrastructure development, as the current transition state is concerning.<\/li>\n
      3. Enhance Decision Making:<\/strong> Implement the NSS to reduce over-centralization and foster a decentralized Directive Style of Command, encouraging initiative and innovation at the operational level.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

        Discuss the importance of India adopting a written National Security Strategy (NSS) in fostering strategic clarity, enhancing accountability, and improving defense planning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Source: The post Importance of written National Security Strategy (NSS) has been created, based on the article \u201cWhy India needs a national security doctrine \u2013 now\u201d published in \u201cIndian express\u201d on 21st June 2024 UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 – Internal Security Context: The article discusses the Chief of Defence Staff’s comment on India’s… Continue reading Importance of written National Security Strategy (NSS)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,1244],"tags":[216,10500,406],"class_list":["post-301519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-internal-security","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-express","tag-internal-security","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301519\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}