Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Saturday offered a comprehensive outlook on India’s emerging national security framework, stressing the need for preparedness, jointness among the services, and said securing a nation depends on “diplomacy, the economy, and technologies.”

Addressing a public gathering at the Indian Military Heritage Festival in Delhi, CDS General explained national security through what he called “three concentric circles” – a mission’s security, its defence, and at the core, the military preparedness essential to sustain.

“I’ll try to explain a national security architecture in the form of three concentric circles. The outermost circle outlines the steps to secure a mission. Then there’s the middle circle, which is part of it. And how do you defend your mis

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