In its effort in direction of reinforcing nationwide safety consciousness by cultural understanding, the Indian Military’s Central Command hosted a one-day seminar titled “Interwoven Roots: Shared Indo-Tibetan Heritage” at DANFE Corridor, Shimla on Saturday.
The occasion introduced collectively students, strategists and senior army leaders to look at the deep civilisational ties between India and Tibet and assess their relevance to modern border administration and regional stability. The rationale for conducting the seminar stemmed from a rising recognition throughout the strategic group that cultural depth and historic continuity are important parts of nationwide safety notably within the delicate Himalayan frontier. India and Tibet share not only a border however a protracted and layered relationship marked by religious resonance, cultural fusion, historic commerce linkages and shared civilisational values.
“The Indian Military working on the frontline of each defence and improvement in these areas has taken the lead in selling a holistic method to frame safety — one that’s fashioned not solely by geography and techniques but in addition by cultural intelligence, group engagement and historic consciousness. This seminar was envisioned as a platform to bridge strategic research with cultural scholarship permitting defence professionals to attract on historic perception whereas shaping responses to rising challenges in border areas,” Lieutenant Basic (Lt Gen) Anindya Sengupta, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, Basic Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command, who delivered the key-note handle stated.
He emphasised the importance of cultural diplomacy in nationwide technique and underscored the Military’s dedication to preserving India’s territorial and civilisational integrity.
The seminar featured two thematic periods with the primary on Indo-Tibet linkages, which explored civilisational, religious and financial ties of the 2 nations. Within the session, Claude Arpi spoke on historic and cultural bonds between northern India and western Tibet, Dr Shashibala highlighted shared Buddhist traditions and sacred geographies, and Dr Aparna Negi mentioned conventional commerce routes like Shipki La and their current day relevance. The second session addressed border administration and strategic issues with a panel moderated by Main Basic G Jaishankar, VSM (retired) overlaying China’s grey-zone methods, India’s border doctrine, psychological and knowledge warfare and diplomatic coordination. Panelists included Lt Gen Raj Shukla (retired), Dr Amrita Jash, Dr Dattesh D Parulekar, Ms Antara Ghosal Singh, and Amb Ashok Ok Kantha.
“Previous to the seminar, contributors undertook a ahead space go to from June 24-27 to Pooh, Shipki La, Nako, Sumdo, Giu, Tabo and Kaza. These visits supplied a firsthand look into the socio-cultural material and strategic significance of the Indo-Tibetan frontier reinforcing the seminar’s aim of grounding mental discussions in lived realities,” a senior military officer stated.
In his concluding remarks, Lt Gen D G Misra, AVSM, GOC, Uttar Bharat Space, careworn the need of mixing cultural continuity with strategic foresight in safeguarding India’s borderlands. He counseled the audio system for his or her scholarly contributions and reaffirmed the Military’s dedication to selling platforms that nurture civil-military tutorial synergy.
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‘Chinese language premier not comfortable together with his military generals; India ought to take inspiration from Mossad’
Penalist Lt Gen Raj Shukla (retired) stated in a dialogue that the Chinese language premier just isn’t comfortable together with his military generals as a result of the previous doesn’t get what he’s anticipating from them on the entrance of Taiwan.
“There’s an alarming variety of military officers in China who dedicated suicide within the current time. There should be one thing mistaken going,” he stated.
Lt Gen Shukla additionally careworn that India ought to take inspiration from the Israeli spy company Mossad to get rid of the enemies of the nation throughout the border. He spoke on the significance of heavy funding within the start-ups, defence sector if India desires to counter China. He stated it isn’t Pakistan, which is posing a menace to our nation, however China.
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Within the panel dialogue, Ambassador Ashok Ok Kantha, former ambassador of India to China, stated, “China won’t ever present any eagerness of commerce by Shipki-La or some other border space aside from Nathu La however we (India) don’t fairly agree on this entrance”.
