Vaibhav RawatAIR 25 · CSE 2020 · 207 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening · a recent event
Recently going Russian & ukraine war has shown harm caused by war to common people, society & nation as a whole. It raises awareness regarding modern warfare which focuses on ability to nip the threat in the bud:
Body · points
→ Reduces loss of life, capital, resources → Reduces defense expenditures → Prevents deterioration of peace & harmony → Better relations between countries.
Role of intelligence in maintaining national security:
Preventing war: - Timely action and war prevention by conciliation & diplomacy
Better preparedness: - Better utilization of resources & funds
Developing deterrent: - Intelligence lead to better preparation → act as deterent → prevents war eg. India - Pakistan border
Allow action in international forums: Can nip threat in the bud in I.N forum eg SCO forum → Doklam issue
Challenges → need funds, manpower, resources for intelligence → need collaboration b/w agencies - Air force, Navy, Army, Coast guard, NIA etc → Issues with agencies: eg RAW critised for poor intelligence → Poor R&D expenditure → More focus on conventional warfare.
Close · a way forward
With rising cybercrimes & modern technology, the importance of intelligence has risen significantly. what we need is collaboration b/w agencies, modern technology as NAVIC & adequate focus to ensure prevention of wars.