Every instability in neighbourhood reaches India's doorstep: CISC Dixit

Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, March 11 -- Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC), on Wednesday said India must proactively shape the regional order as shifting geopolitical dynamics in South Asia increasingly affect the country's national security.

Speaking at a seminar on "Changing Dynamics in India's Neighbourhood" organised by the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) in the national capital, the CISC emphasised that developments in neighbouring countries have direct implications for India's strategic environment.

"The central challenge for us is not merely to respond to events but to shape the regional order proactively," Dixit said.

He stressed that the traditional not...