{"id":336338,"date":"2025-05-12T17:09:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=336338"},"modified":"2025-05-12T17:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:42:13","slug":"its-time-india-frame-a-national-security-doctrine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/its-time-india-frame-a-national-security-doctrine\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s time India frame a National Security Doctrine"},"content":{"rendered":"

In an era marked by multidimensional threats ranging from state-sponsored terrorism to cyber warfare, and from border incursions to grey-zone tactics, the need for a coherent and codified <\/span>National Security Doctrine (NSD)<\/b> has never been more urgent for India. Despite being a nuclear power and having one of the world\u2019s largest militaries, India lacks a formal national security doctrine. As <\/span>K. Subrahmanyam<\/b>, the architect of India\u2019s nuclear doctrine, had once asserted<\/span>, \u201cNo nation can pursue effective security policy without doctrinal clarity.\u201d
\n<\/b>India, situated between two nuclear-armed adversaries\u2014China and Pakistan\u2014faces continuous threats. The <\/span>Kargil War (1999)<\/b>, <\/span>Uri Attack (2016)<\/b>, <\/span>Pulwama-Balakot Crisis (2019)<\/b>, and the <\/span>Galwan Valley clash (2020)<\/b> highlight the recurring security threats. While India’s response has been measured and increasingly assertive, the absence of a formally articulated doctrine limits strategic foresight and long-term planning.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Table of Content\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
What is a National Security Doctrine?<\/a>
\nWhy Does India Require a Formal National Security Doctrine?<\/a>
\nWhat is the Significance and Potential Impact of a National Security Doctrine?<\/a>
\nIndian Initiatives and Global Collaborations<\/a>
\nWay Forward<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/a>What is a National Security Doctrine?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

A National Security Doctrine is a comprehensive framework of <\/span>guiding principles<\/b>, strategic beliefs, and operational postures that shape a nation’s military, diplomatic, and internal security responses. It goes beyond reactive tactics, providing <\/span>predictability, strategic clarity<\/b>, and <\/span>inter-agency coordination<\/b>. It serves as:<\/span><\/p>\n