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Strengthening CBRN Security in India: Domestic Strategies and Global Collaborations

6 Nov 2024

Introduction India has yet to frame a national security strategy or a national security doctrine, instead relying on existing military strategies and directives, such as the Raksha Mantri’s Operational Directive of 2009 and the more recent Joint Doctrine of the Indian Armed Services 2017, which is currently referred to in operational strategic activities. [1] , [2] In November 2023, the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) initiated the formulation of a National Security Strategy (NSS), [3] highlighting the urgent need for a comprehensive framework to protect India’s core national interests and provide a clear vision of priorities, growth directions, deterrence strategies, and scope for international alliances. Creating an NSS is a complex task. It requires a comprehensive analysis of the geospatial, geodemographic, and geopolitical landscape and an examination of possible future scenarios. The NSS must include factors such as strategic deterrence, counterterrorism, economic security, cybersecurity, climate change, and food security. A strategy such as this one must also be accompanied by a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) strategy that oversees threat detection, non-proliferation, and deterrence. [a]
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Authors

Shravishtha Ajaykumar

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Shravishtha Ajaykumar, “Strengthening CBRN Security in India: Domestic Strategies and Global Collaborations,” Occasional Paper No. 452 , November 2024, Observer Research Foundation.
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45
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India

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