Time For India To Project Hard Power Alongside Soft Power: Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh

India’s Defence Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, has underlined the strategic necessity for the nation to project hard power in tandem with its established traditions of soft power diplomacy, particularly in a global landscape increasingly marked by competitive populism and economic protectionism.Speaking at the Southern Command Defence Tech 2025 seminar (STRIDE 2025), Singh observed that the
India’s Defence Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, has underlined the strategic necessity for the nation to project hard power in tandem with its established traditions of soft power diplomacy, particularly in a global landscape increasingly marked by competitive populism and economic protectionism.Speaking at the Southern Command Defence Tech 2025 seminar (STRIDE 2025), Singh observed that the
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