![“There is a possible convergence of interest we can talk about between China, Pakistan and Bangladesh, [which] may have security implications for regional stability and security dynamics,” Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said. File](https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/s7khm4/article69789156.ece/alternates/LANDSCAPE_1200/PTI07_04_2025_000097A.jpg "“There is a possible convergence of interest we can talk about between China, Pakistan and Bangladesh, [which] may have security implications for regional stability and security dynamics,” Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said. File")
“There is a possible convergence of interest we can talk about between China, Pakistan and Bangladesh, [which] may have security implications for regional stability and security dynamics,” Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said. File
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There has been a convergence of interests between China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, which may have implications for regional stability and security dynamics, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said on Tuesday (July 8, 2025).
He was addressing a gathering at the launch of the Observer Research Foundation’s (ORF) Foreign Policy Survey 2024.
In the context of regional stability, Gen. Chauhan did not think any intervention would be in India’s interest as far Myanmar was concerned, and “this is creating crisis of refugees, which has spilled over to the northeast region, creating a problem”, he added. It could become a security challenge for a country like India in the long-term, the CDS said.
“The IOR (the Indian Ocean Region) has given outside [..] powers to leverage their influence through debt diplomacy, creating vulnerabilities for India. Similarly, frequent shifts in government in South Asia with changing geopolitical equations and ideological views is another major challenge that we face. Similarly, there is a possible convergence of interest we can talk about between China, Pakistan and Bangladesh, [which] may have security implications for regional stability and security dynamics,” Gen. Chauhan said.
The spread of misinformation, cyber threats, and the weaponisation of digital spaces had created new frontiers of conflict, undermining trust and manipulating perception, which was going to become an important thing, he added.
“The global security situation today, as we all know, is in a state of flux. The world is transiting between two orders. Amid this chaos, the U.S. stance adds an additional layer of complexity, [of] which we all are aware,” Gen. Chauhan said.
Focusing on intelligent stocking for India, and creating surge capacities domestically as well as with trusted partners abroad, he emphasised reliance on resilient supply chains. By combining global and local expertise, he said the aim was to build a robust and self-reliant defence ecosystem that strengthened national security while promoting technology and economic growth.
To stay ahead of a rapidly evolving global landscape, defence R&D must innovate and be forward-looking, driving the integration of cutting-edge technologies and processes to deliver the next generation of defence solutions, Gen. Chauhan said.
Published – July 08, 2025 11:34 pm IST
