5 successes & failures of India’s Neighbourhood First policy, how govt can energise it

'Only if we have a secure and stable regional environment can India achieve its aim of a ‘Viksit Bharat’-Neighbourhood First in letter and spirit', -- Former Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane(Retd) explains the successes and failures of Neighbourhood First policy and how the government can reinvigorate it.
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[@chasetv379]

Sounds like AI speech... Need some intonation improvement... Love this General most .... Perfect Gentleman.. 👌

[@SaswatHota-jn8qn]

Glad to see you in The Print sir

[@gokulvijay4142]

When is your book releasing sir?

[@manchikantimurty7375]

M.G Devasahayam said: Ajit Doval was my batchmate, but his understanding of Constitution, civil society is flawed.
Doval's statements reflect that he thinks India is still a colonial monarchy, where people are subjects, and not a democracy, where they are citizens. The dictum “in the game of power, the ultimate justice lies with the one who is strong,” was the hallmark of Doval’s ‘military doctrine’ to be applied to Kashmir. In a Scroll.in article, social activist and author Harsh Mander said that “under this doctrine, no weapon or strategy of offence is out of bounds - bullets, pellet guns, human shields - even if these outrage international and national legal and moral codes. Victory can only be assured by military might. The only objective is to win by any means. Even if blood flows, if children are felled or blinded, if mothers weep, if liberals are outraged, if people do not vote - it does not matter. The State has to prevail by more and more military force, even over its own people.”The statements of Doval mean he has a different understanding of the Constitution, democracy and civil society. He seems to think that India is still a colonial monarchy, where people are subjects, and not a democracy wherein, they are citizens. Our Constitution opens with the words “We the People” and democracy is defined as a society in which the citizens are sovereign and command the State. There is an ocean of difference between ‘subject’ and ‘citizen.’ ‘Subject’ is one who is placed under the authority or control of a monarch or government, whereas ‘citizen’ is one entitled to the rights and privileges of a freeman. While it is the duty of a ‘subject’ to obey the government, it is the right of a ‘citizen’ to command the State because it is them who form that government by exercising the electoral franchise. In short, democracy in essence is ‘people’s power’ and not ‘State power.’

[@HRC294]

Agree on everything except restarting SAARC and inviting Pak to IORA!

[@BikramjitsinghAngom]

Always plz to see army chief

[@mukeshagrawal]

Former chief please

[@subhojeetchowdhury9304]

Gen Naravane is the best army chief I have ever seen.

[@tamashbeen6610]

Then you have seen very little.

[@Zambia974]

🎉

[@loktiwari561]

You’re not mindful on Kalapani lipulek dispute
Nothing to do with china
It’s absolutely Nepali land
Since Indo china war India asked then king mahendra to keep 18 post in Nepal
17 left after war
One still remains is kalapani
Such big country is taking land from small country shame on India yet I have huge respect to all my Indian brothers and sisters

[@groundreality5360]

If india´s neighbourhood first policy is meant to supress, hegemony, no chance for india, if win win situation then OK,

[@AnuragSinha7]

Don't agree with restarting talks with Pakistan and SAARC. When not talking to Pakistan is giving such great result then why should we talk to Pakistan? Also why every Army chief becomes a peacenik after retirement? While in service they say something and after retirement something else. It's pathetic.
keep the ceasefire on LOC, nothing beyond than that. We don't need to give Pakistan too much importance. They don't deserve our attention we should focus on ourselves instead of Pakistan.

[@SaswatHota-jn8qn]

There have been 4 attacks in 3 days already, what great results are you talking about