Chanakya Defense Dialogue 2023
Context:
The Chanakya Defense Dialogue 2023, a two-day event by the Indian Army in collaboration with the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), concluded on 4th November with main takeaways on Security Challenges in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific.
Relevance:
GS-03 (Security)
Main Highlights:
- The event had the theme, ‘Serving India and Indo Pacific Region- Collaborating for Comprehensive Security’.
- The Dialogue was inspired by the sagacity of the ancient strategist Chanakya.
- It unfolded crucial discussions on global and regional security issues with a distinctive emphasis on South Asian and Indo-Pacific security dynamics.
- A roadmap for collaborative security in the region and optimization of emerging technologies for defense and security alongside ways to enhance the collaborative capacity of the Indian defense industry were some of the important areas of the discussion.
- It highlighted the progress of Indian Defense Industry and comprehensive deterrence’s holistic approach.
