Strategic Corridors of India: Security Challenges

Ganguly, Brig Ashok Kumar

ISBN 10: 8198063625 / ISBN 13: 9788198063625

Edité par Vij Books, 2025

N° de réf. du vendeur I-9788198063625

Synopsis :

The Indian corridors can be classified as strategic, proxy and gray zone conflict areas, internal trouble zones and cross border sensitive zones. In North India, the corridors are Ladakh, Kashmir and Punjab, in Central India, the Red Corridor and East India Siliguri and Northeast Corridors. All of the corridors border China, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar geographically. These corridors hold strategic and geopolitical importance for India; the control over the corridor thus remains the dominant factor in maintaining the region's stability. All of India's strategic corridors hold significant importance and present challenges at both political and military levels. These corridors are interconnected primarily due to external pressures from hostile neighbours. Key players include Pakistan, China, and more recently, Bangladesh, along with Islamic states that maintain an anti-India stance. Internal factors also heavily influence these corridors. The Indian political system often lacks a cohesive vision, focusing instead on survival and vote-bank politics, where national interest is often overshadowed. All of these corridors are highly sensitive, with implications that could severely impact India's strategic standing and geopolitical stability. If not carefully managed, these corridors could trigger significant national security issues, with potential political, military, diplomatic, social, ethnic, and cross-border ramifications involving state, non-state actors of neighbouring countries and deep state strategies of countries that are apprehensive of India's position in the world order.

À propos de l?auteur: Brigadier Ashok Kumar Ganguly, SM, VSM, is a distinguished infantry veteran who served the Indian Army with honour and distinction for 34 years. Following his exemplary military career, he transitioned to the Indian corporate sector, where he held senior management roles for 12 years. Brigadier Ganguly is also an accomplished writer with a solid professional and academic foundation and diverse experiences. He has authored books on military affairs and human resource management and contributed numerous articles to magazines and newspapers.A keen follower of geo-strategic issues, prospective warfare concepts, geopolitical affairs, and strategic concerns related to India, he brings valuable insights to the study of military conflicts, strategic issues, geopolitical implications and military leadership. His lectures, speeches, articles, and presentations are well-regarded in various academic institutions and professional forums.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Strategic Corridors of India: Security ...
Éditeur : Vij Books
Date d'édition : 2025
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : New