Click to play videoNew Delhi: The al-Qaeda might be knocking at India's door, militants from Kashmir taking terrorism to new heights, Naxals striking at will but in terms of security, India is the fourth most secure country in the world, after the US, China and Norway. That's what the national security index says.
National security research foundation Satish Kumar says, “Its difficult to believe because people don’t want to come to terms with India's powerful army, its growing GDP.''
This index has the support of the National Security Council comparing India to 49 other countries on the basis of the GDP and GDP growth, defence expenditure and size of the armed forces, the country's population in terms of literacy and people above the poverty line.
But the index ignores non-conventional threats like health, environment and HRD. And here India's ranking falls to around 40.
India might have a powerful army, a robust economy and it might be in the big league where external threat is concerned, but that's not what the common man is worried about. All that he wants to know is how good is his security.
So be it policing or Naxalism, India isn't too far ahead of neighbours like Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Former deputy of NSA Satish Chandra says, “Look at policing, it’s a mixed experience. You cannot really call it number four.''
So while our jawans are well prepared to tackle the enemy at the border, it’s the enemy within that's the real cause for concern.
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