Special Correspondent
Pune: The nature of warfare has evolved and every citizen must now play the role of a warrior, prioritizing national interests above all, urged Lt Gen Vinod Khandare, Principal Advisor to the Ministry of Defence
He was speaking at a lecture on ComprehensiveNationalSecurity organized by the Ajinkya D Y Patil University Citing the example of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajs army, Lt Gen Khandare said ShivajiMaharajsforcesconsistedoffarmers nota standing army They balancedfarmingwithmilitary training andevery villagehaditsown traininggrounds Whenthetimecame, thesecitizenswouldvoluntarilyjointhearmy, whichishowShivajiMaharajdefeatedthemighty Mughalforces
Highlighting the changing nature of warfare he warned that misinformation and disinformation could be used to manipulate public perception “Withsmartphonesin every hand, falseinformationcanspreadrapidly Itisevery citizensresponsibility to preventthis Insteadofblindly forwardingmessagesthatmay beagainstnational interests peopleshouldquestiontheirsourceandintent ”he stressed
Expressing concern over the neglect of ancient Indian strategic wisdom, he remarked WhiletheworldstudiesKautilyasArthashastra weoftenoverlookits relevance TheprinciplesofSaam Daam Bhed andDandshouldberemembered ShivajiMaharajmasteredthesestrategiesandhadskilledspieslikeBahirjiNaik , which enabledhimtoexecuteoperationsliketheplunderingofSuratandhisdaringescape fromAgra ”
The event began with an introduction by Dr Sunny Thomas, Dean of the Law and Liberal Arts Department at Ajinkya D Y Patil University University Registrar Dr Sudhakar Shinde felicitated Lt Gen Vinod Khandare The session was moderated by Prof Kedar Kulkarni, while Prof Kedar Naik delivered the vote of thanks Tags: adypu chatrapati shivajimaharaj citizen defence koutilya lecture Lt Gen Vinod Khandare Misinformation warrior
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