Emerging Border Flags – File Photo: Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan (Picture Credit: PTI) New Delhi: Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Sunday said the global competition for power, which was once limited to land and air dominance, has now extended to space, cyberspace and cognitive domains. As quoted by news agency ANI, he said India, being both a continental and maritime power, holds a dominant position in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), making it the “first responder and preferred partner of choice”. Many countries.

Addressing the 9th Military Literature Festival 2025 in Chandigarh, the theme of which was ‘Multi-Domain Warfare and Heartland and Rimland Power in India’, General Chauhan said that a nation’s geography continues to shape its strategic choices. Citing British author Tim Marshall’s book “Prisoners of Geography”, he said, “A nation’s location and its geographical characteristics determine its ability to project power and provide strategic options, regardless of its size. ” The CDS said, “If you look at the geopolitical events of the 20th century – the partition of India, the coming of Pakistan, our war with China – [these] forced India to have a continental kind of approach.

But if you look at the geography of India, I think it says that India is both a continental and a maritime power. ” Continents, skies – and today, it extends to space, cyberspace and the cognitive domain.

” According to ANI, General Chouhan made his point by mentioning Djibouti and Singapore, calling them small nations with significant strategic importance. “Djibouti is located on the Bab el Mandeb and Singapore is located on the Strait of Malacca – both are not only strategically important but also important for trade,” he said. Strategic role in the Indo-Pacific and Indian Ocean regions.