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NAVAL DESPATCH FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF build-up, India needs to maintain her defense modernisation so as not to create any serious imbalance in conventional power. A powerful and prosperous India would serve as the engine of change for the largest population concentration in the world in South Asia. A weak India and a strong China may serve the interests of Pakistan, but not very many other countries. The need of the hour is not a containment of China but a realistic engagement strategy comprising cooperation and confidence building, deterrence, multilateral security arrangements and a stable balance of power in the region that takes the interests of all countries into account. ************ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Captain Antony George, NM was commissioned into the Indian Navy in 1987. An Anti-Submarine Warfare specialist, he has commanded a Missile Corvette INS Khanjar and has held various staff and operational appointments including Fleet ASW Officer of the Western Fleet and Directing Staff at Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. Currently, he is serving as the Command ASW Officer of the Eastern Naval Command. ************ "Working on nuclear submarines is not hazardous," a military lecturer insisted. The Soldiers in the audience were skeptical, but he persisted. "for example," he said, "some seamen stay on board for three to four years. And at the same time, their wives give birth to perfectly healthy babies." FFFFFFFFF SEPTEMBER 2010 FFFFFFFFF 7
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF Cmde (Dr) R K Rana INTRODUCTION The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS)2008 set in motion, an initiative, bringing together host of nations of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), to meet the common challenges of the twenty first century that affects everyone equally at sea. The challenges - responding to the humanitarian needs of the people during natural calamities; effectively warding of threats from non state actors who choose to become pirates and marine pollution are but a few examples. Navies are well trained to operate in hostile environments and have risen to the occasions whenever situations demand, as have been demonstrated by the recent requirements either to provide humanitarian needs or facing up to pirates in rescuing merchant ships and their crew. The threat and the challenges that are faced by one and all in the Indian Ocean Region demand a FFFFFFFFF SEPTEMBER 2010 FFFFFFFFF8
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build-up, India needs to ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> her defense<br />
modernisation so as not to create any serious<br />
imbalance <strong>in</strong> conventional power. A powerful and<br />
prosperous India would serve as <strong>the</strong> eng<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong><br />
change for <strong>the</strong> largest population concentration <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
world <strong>in</strong> South Asia. A weak India and a strong Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
may serve <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>terests <strong>of</strong> Pakistan, but not very many<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r countries.<br />
The need <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hour is not a conta<strong>in</strong>ment <strong>of</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
but a realistic engagement strategy compris<strong>in</strong>g cooperation<br />
and confidence build<strong>in</strong>g, deterrence,<br />
multilateral security arrangements and a stable<br />
balance <strong>of</strong> power <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> region that takes <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>terests<br />
<strong>of</strong> all countries <strong>in</strong>to account.<br />
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR<br />
Capta<strong>in</strong> Antony George, NM was commissioned <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> Indian <strong>Navy</strong> <strong>in</strong> 1987. An Anti-Submar<strong>in</strong>e Warfare<br />
specialist, he has commanded a Missile Corvette INS Khanjar and has held various staff and operational<br />
appo<strong>in</strong>tments <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Fleet ASW Officer <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Western Fleet and Direct<strong>in</strong>g Staff at Defence Services Staff<br />
College, Well<strong>in</strong>gton. Currently, he is serv<strong>in</strong>g as <strong>the</strong> Command ASW Officer <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Eastern Naval Command.<br />
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"Work<strong>in</strong>g on nuclear submar<strong>in</strong>es is not hazardous," a military lecturer <strong>in</strong>sisted. The Soldiers <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> audience<br />
were skeptical, but he persisted.<br />
"for example," he said, "some seamen stay on board for three to four years. And at <strong>the</strong> same time, <strong>the</strong>ir wives<br />
give birth to perfectly healthy babies."<br />
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