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- Former Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan warned that the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, signed on August 7 by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye, could induce overconfidence in Pakistan and lead to another miscalculation.
- Speaking at a memorial lecture in New Delhi, he said Pakistan will remain a major security concern for India, with terrorism and proxy war central to its approach.
- He argued that nuclear weapons have created a stability-instability paradox, reducing conventional war risks but enabling sub-conventional activities like cross-border terrorism.
- Chauhan said India's response, including Operation Sindoor, holding the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, and earlier cross-border operations, aims to raise the cost of proxy war and induce behavioural change in Pakistan.
What to watch next
- Whether Pakistan's behaviour changes following Operation Sindoor and the Indus Water Treaty being held in abeyance
- Any signs of miscalculation or escalation by Pakistan under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement
- India's military buildup in emerging domains like cyber, space and maritime, and further jointness among the armed forces
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Anil Chauhan
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“This sometimes, I feel, may induce some kind of an overconfidence into Pakistan, and they may make some kind of a miscalculation again. We've got to be careful about that”
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…the Teen Murti Bhawan complex in New Delhi on Saturday, Chauhan said Pakistan would remain a major security concern for India. “But, we've also seen some kind of agreements and accords with they have recently signed. This sometimes, I feel, may induce some kind of an overconfidence into Pakistan, and they may make some kind of a miscalculation again. We've got to be careful about that ,” he said. His remarks came nearly a month after Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye signed the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement on August 7. Under the pact, an attack against any one of the three countries will be…
“So Pakistan will remain, I think, a major security concern and a threat for times to come”
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…was shaped by several factors, including unresolved borders, cross-border terrorism, non-state actors and competition in areas such as space, cyber and the maritime domain. “Let me talk about our western neighbour. So Pakistan will remain, I think, a major security concern and a threat for times to come ,” he said. He said Operation Sindoor, India’s decision to hold the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance and other practical measures could “hopefully change or induce behavioural change in our neighbour”. Chauhan was serving…
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