Why is it in the news?
Growing military gap between India & China → need for integrated deterrence strategy
Category: Defence / Internal Security
Important Points:
● Strategy integrating Land, Air, Sea, Cyber, Space & Cognitive domains
● Moves from silo-based warfare → system-of-systems approach
● Focus on deterrence by denial (enemy attack fails + high cost)
● Linked with ARADO (All Realm All Domain Operations)
● China’s “intelligentised warfare” → AI, satellites, missile systems
● Addresses two-front threat (China + Pakistan)
● Helps tackle grey-zone warfare (cyber, disinformation, economic coercion)
● Secures Indian Ocean Region (90% trade dependency)
● Strategic approaches: Bold (tech leap), Conservative (incremental), Middle-path (best option)
● Requires integration of C2, ISR, logistics, infrastructure