Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 13: The J&K Regional Branch of IIPA organized a lecture titled “Security Governance- challenges for the New Government” by Prof Gopalji Malviya, noted security analyst and currently Dean School of National Security Studies at the Central University of Jammu.
Prof Malviya, who has 35 years of teaching and research experience, proposed two hypotheses- a need for a shift of security paradigm both at internal and external level and need for a stable Government for robust security architecture. He quoted Kautalya’s Arthasastra to realize the severity of internal security challenges by saying that an arrow from outside would only harm a soldier but an arrow from within would hit the womb. He was of the view that the real enemies of the State are from within and the external actors are only the potential adversaries.
He opined that for last 26 years the ‘coalition dharma’ has undermined the ‘Rashtra Dharma’ in India. He further argued that if we ignore national interests for coalition political interests, then anarchy is imminent.
Dr S S Bloeria, Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Jammu, who was the chief guest on the occasion, cautioned that Pakistan may test the waters by some provocative action to see the reflexes and response of the new Government. Therefore, he advocated strict vigil during the transition phase. Other short term measures that he suggested included Comprehensive review of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and weighing the options of covert operations as part of anti- terrorism strategy.
Earlier Dr Ashok Bhan, former DGP and Chairman of the J&K Regional Branch of IIPA explained how proxy war that the country faces from across its borders has obliterated the distinction between external security and internal security necessitating cooperation between the Union Government and the States.
Dr Bhan added that National Security can’t be seen today purely from traditional military angle and even from the military view point there are new challenges of cyber security, nuclear security and indigenous development of armaments.
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