" Wars have ceased to become effective instruments to achieve political objectives, they are expensive and increasingly becoming unaffordable and hence nations are relying on unconventional means to achieve their political objectives, It is the civil society which can be subverted and manipulated to hurt the interest of the nation". Explained, Mr Doval recently, while speaking to the IPS trainees.
Although, what he spoke about was not something new, many security experts in past have already apprised the decision makers on numerous occasions about this emerging trend and use of proxies by inimical powers to serve their foreign policy objectives. Moreover, the capture of Kabul by Taliban - Pak’s proxy is a clear evidence of this emerging trend.
However, in our country despite the fact that the Country’s top man responsible for the security is concerned about this dangerous trend, and the country has been facing proxy war for last three decades, our political leaders have shown NO urgency to deny enemy the ability to divide us, rather they have used every little opportunity to facilitate the enemy’s efforts to do so with considerable ease and comfort. Our politics in recent years despite the dangers of it has increasingly become more communal and divisive. The elections are fought as if the citizens are at war with each other.
If we have to defeat the inimical powers from subverting and manipulating the Society, We as a society need to systematically weed out all those issues and elements that divide us and bring to the fore those aspects and leaders that unite us.
There will always be some disgruntled elements in the society who could be subverted but all efforts be made by the Political leadership that their numbers remain proportionately insignificant and no opportunity be given to them to grow in numbers. Its simple arithmatic ; If these disgruntled and divisive elements increase in numbers there will be more dissatifaction, there will be more violence, there will be more manipulation and subversion.
This can never be achieved only by security forces as it is a social and political issue as well. Its certain that Mr Doval must also be aware of that. Hence what we need to do is ; De- Communalise the Politics. And Politics can only be de- communalized if the system of governance is Process driven rather than individual driven.
Sadly, Right now our entire administrative machinery is kick started and driven by Political masters, who cannot think beyond Religion, caste and Votes.
The moment the governance machinery becomes Process Driven, the Politicians and the Govt officials will truly become the Servants of the Society and not the masters.