We are waking up, albeit very late, to real threat from our hostile enemies on the west and the east. What we should have begun doing in early 1960s is being conceptualized only now. Naturally we have to pay the price. Pakistan and China have been constantly engaged in upgrading their military preparedness along our borders. It means they have been building roads, laying railway lines, raising bunkers, observation posts and other structures that are needed not only to protect the border but also launch sudden and swift attacks on our border security force.
Our Government is planning to make good this discrepancy by deciding to lay 14 new railway lines close to the border with these two countries. Additionally the plan is to build 73 roads of a total length of 3812 miles. This ambitious plan should have been undertaken five decades ago. Our leaders misunderstood our neighbours and thought that military preparations to counter their nefarious design were not necessary. Nevertheless it is never too late to mend, goes the axiom. The behavior of the two countries has forced us to change our border defence strategy. We badly need excellent communicability so that men and material can be moved and brought to our border security forces within shortest possible time. J&K, Arunachal and Rajasthan are the three states where maximum accessibility to the border areas has to be ensured. We welcome Government’s decision to expand border connectivity which is a step forward in upgrading the security of the country.
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