The Third Eye: Envisioning India's national security policy

When Prime Minister Modi briefly addressed the nation in the wake of Operation Sindoor, on May 12, he laid down some postulates that could be deemed to be a part of the country's national security policy.

- DC PATHAK

Many strategic analysts had been advocating for a formal declaration of National Security Policy (NSP) little realizing that the release of any of its details in public domain could benefit the opponent and also that such a policy might require revisiting because of the changes in geopolitical scenario affecting the international spectrum of friends and adversaries.

Prime Minister Modi's statement that any further terror attack from Pakistan will be considered as an 'act of war' and responded to by our defense forces accordingly, certainly was an immutable part of Prime Minister Modi's statement that any further terror attack from Pakistan will be considered as an 'act of war' and responded to by our defense forces accordingly, certainly was an immutable part of our security doctrine that matched with India's call for 'zero tolerance towards terrorism of all kinds', made from all international platforms our security doctrine that matched with India's call for 'zero tolerance towards terrorism of all kinds', made from all international platforms.