New Delhi, India's Chief of Defence Staff, <keyword id="3969981" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="General-Bipin-Rawat">General Bipin Rawat</keyword> on Friday said the like-minded partners need to build "<keyword id="10415564" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="dissuasive-deterrence">dissuasive deterrence</keyword>" against China's attempts at establishing its hegemony in the Indo-Pacific region. General Rawat was speaking at the <keyword id="6707589" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Global-Dialogue-Security-Summit">Global Dialogue Security summit</keyword> on 'Contesting the Indo-Pacific for Global Domination' organized online by <keyword id="10415563" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="global-dialogue-forum">Global Dialogue Forum</keyword> in partnership with Global Dialogue Review and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. In his keynote address, General Rawat said today India is "facing increased <keyword id="969118" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="security-challenges">security challenges</keyword> and the best guarantor to peace and stability is to have dissuasive deterrence." Though the Chief of the Defence Staff of <keyword id="9455912" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="the-indian-armed-forces">the Indian Armed Forces</keyword> did not mention India's ongoing standoff with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh for the last seven months, he alluded to the Asian neighbor in several references to the Indo-Pacific region. For nations like India, General Rawat said, the security of land and borders remains a primary concern. "Therefore, there is a need to develop integrated structures to ensure modernization programs to be undertaken by our armed forces based on the correct assessment of the nature of threats and challenges. In addition, we are also partnering with like-minded nations to ensure peace and stability in our region." "Our approach to security needs to shift from a unilateral mode to multilateral mode, which mandates increasing training, engagements with partner nations so as to fructify joint response in the future," he added. The US, he said, recognizes Indo-Pacific as consequential for its future, adding that similarly, Japan, Australia, France, the UK, Indonesia, and Germany also find the region of strategic importance to them. However, China's rise as a military and economic power has made the region highly contestable. Based on the challenges India faces as a rising regional power, he said, "We require structured a long time planning for capacity building and development of our defense forces. In a quest to building a stronger India, we need a peaceful and stable security environment." "We need to maintain strategic autonomy and cooperative relations with extra-regional powers, regional linkages. We need to build bilateral, trilateral and multilateral mechanisms like Japan, Australia and India (JAI), India-Asean and similar existing mechanisms to have the right balance in our strategic autonomy." Technology, he said, will play an important role in any nation's quest for supremacy, be it in the military or any other sphere of activity. Therefore, investment in research and development will determine the future course of action for any enterprise, he said. However, he warned, "Quest to acquire proprietary rights on technology must not deny benefits of development to the global community at large. It must, in fact, create linkages between the haves and have nots. Humanity must not be guided by profiteering alone but must consider an equal opportunity for growth for all." In the military, he said, technology must become the means of deterrence and not a source of destruction. "Technology must benefit mankind and not be used for destroying existing systems." General Rawat ended his address on a positive note saying that this is India's century. "Many across the world are bullish about India. It has the talent, demographic dividend, and vibrancy of culture," he asserted. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/top-stocks-to-watch-irctc-hdfc-bank-tcs-tvs-motor-dalmia-bharat-ultratech-acc-ambuja-and-others/articleshow/79672813.cms">Top stocks to watch — IRCTC, HDFC Bank, TCS, TVS Motor, Dalmia Bharat, UltraTech, ACC, Ambuja, and others</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/best-smartphones-of-2020-in-india/slidelist/79675101.cms">Best smartphones of 2020 in India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/reports-suggest-that-tata-adani-and-hinduja-group-are-interested-in-air-india-divestment-plan/articleshow/79675955.cms">Last date for Air India divestment plan nears — reports suggest that Tata, Adani and Hinduja Group are interested</a>

Army chief calls on India's allies for 'dissuasive deterrence' against China in the Indo-Pacific

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5ad56a7e146e7120008b4d14-1543/internetcafechina.jpg" border="0" alt="internet cafe china" data-mce-source="Cancan Chu/Getty Images" />Cancan Chu/Getty Images</div></div></div><ul><li>China created a site for people to report issues of national security, in particular matters regarding foreign spies.</li><li>The site, 12339.gov.cn, has been translated into English indicating Beijing's desire to receive international tips.</li><li>China's Communist Party has tried to influence the Chinese diaspora in the past, to exert control both abroad and at home.</li></ul><hr />China's Ministry of State Security recently launched a "whistleblowing" website to collect tips on foreign spies.The site, 12339.gov.cn, launched on April 15 and allows users to report any incident which endangers national security, targeting espionage in particular.The site contains an extensive list of targeted actions. These include attempting to "overthrow the socialist system" through rumor or libel, and organizing activities with foreign countries, institutions, organizations, or individuals "undermining national unity.""Any person outside the territory who, in violation of relevant regulations and without paying heed to dissuasion, willfully meets with any person within the territory who have conducted activities endangering state security or being strongly suspected of doing so," can also be reported on the site.In a country where the government considers <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-collects-dna-fingerprints-biometrics-from-residents-human-rights-watch-2017-12">ethnic minorities</a>, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-arrested-a-lawyer-for-criticizing-xi-jingping-term-limit-removal-2018-3">online commenters</a>, and even <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-great-firewall-censorship-under-xi-jinping-2018-3">group-chat users</a> a potential political threat, the list of reportable activities indicates human-rights workers, journalists, and well-meaning locals and foreigners could easily be spotlighted.What has also gained attention is the site's English version.Last year, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-military-crackdown-website-reports-fake-news-2017-11">China launched a military website to report leaks and fake news</a> but that site - like most of the country's reporting sites - were only available in Chinese. Yet 12339.gov.cn is has two language options, indicating the country's desire to target English speakers. In particular, the Communist Party's <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-china-is-winning-over-russian-influence-campaigns-2018-3">influence campaigns</a> are increasingly targeting communities within the 60 million-strong Chinese diaspora, hoping to <a href="https://warontherocks.com/2018/03/beijings-influence-operations-target-chinese-diaspora/">shore up international support, and in some cases, control</a>. This site could be aimed at finding out information on local activities, but may also be targeting what China deems suspicious activity abroad.Even on the English version of the site, the only laws that have been translated are those that relate to "anti-espionage" while those concerning state secrets, national intelligence and anti-terrorism hadn't been translated on Tuesday morning."The Chinese Communist party is seeking to suppress dissent among its diaspora in countries around the world," Rory Medcalf, head of the national security college at Australian National University, told <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d3ac306a-e188-11e7-8f9f-de1c2175f5ce">Foreign Policy</a> last year. Most recently, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/china-tried-to-control-tibetan-exiles-in-sweden-by-spying-on-refugees-2018-4">Beijing tried to control Tibetan exiles in Sweden by hiring a spy</a> in the local refugee community who reported on refugees' addresses, family members, travels, and political meetings.While the new reporting platform will reward tipsters for accurate information, the punishment for people whose tips aren't proven may serve as a deterrent. Those who provide fake or misrepresented tips will be "<a href="http://www.china.org.cn/china/2018-04/16/content_50890058.htm">held accountable for providing false information</a>" and "<a href="http://eng.mod.gov.cn/news/2018-04/16/content_4809588.htm">be pursued in accordance with the law</a>." <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/how-all-you-can-eat-restaurants-make-money-2018-3">How all-you-can-eat restaurants don't go bankrupt</a></h3> <div> <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/PjNp4WhO-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); Android.fullscreen(event.data.fullscreen); }window.addEventListener("message", receiveMessage, false);</script> </div> </div>

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Army chief calls on India's allies for 'dissuasive deterrence' against China in the Indo-Pacific

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