PTI, NEW DELHI: India needs a strong, stable and decisive government for the next 10 years to achieve its political, economic and strategic objectives, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said Thursday, asserting that “weak coalitions will be bad” for the country.
Delivering the Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture here, he claimed that in the past four years, the country’s “national will” has been aroused.
The National Security Advisor (NSA) also said that India should prepare for fourth generation warfare which may involve fighting “invisible enemies”.
The possession of superior weapons and a large army may not be enough to win wars as technology could play an important role, he said while speaking on the topic “Dream India 2030 — Avoiding the Pitfalls”.
Advocating 100 per cent technology transfer in defence hardware, he asserted that the government’s aim was to make India self sufficient in this field.
The NSA also cautioned against building up of false narratives which, he said, was among the biggest factors that could erode the strength of the nation. Doval asserted that no nation can progress unless it strengthens its private sector.
He said corporate entities should not be always viewed scornfully as they also contribute positively towards the growth of a nation and strengthening its economy and hence required to be supported.
He cited the example of former US president Barack Obama, who had spoken of big Indian investments he had secured for the US’s private sector during his India visit, to state that India also needs to promote its private sector abroad.
Doval also highlighted how Chinese firms such as Alibaba have made a big impact and said Indian private sector firms should also promote India’s strategic interests.
“Bad among them (private sector entities) should be punished and hardest rules should be made,” he asserted.
In his nearly hour-long address at the event organised by the All India Radio, Doval also said democracy is India’s strength and it needs to be preserved.
“Weakened democracies can tend to make a country a soft power. India cannot afford to be a soft power for the next few years. It will be compelled to take hard decisions,” the NSA said.
