MENON-SECURITY 2 LST

Menon said terrorist groups are networked to an
"unprecedented extent" and it is no longer possible to segment
them by origin or ideology or targets.
"Located as we are in India beside the epicentre of
global terrorism, we are acutely aware of the value of
collaborative counter-terrorism efforts and of the need for
more to be done," he said.
He said another issue of concern was maritime security
and that India would be happy to work with other littoral
states and naval powers in this domain to see how the threats
at sea from terrorists, pirates, proliferators and organised
crimes could be addressed.
"The experience of working together against such
transnational threats may encourage the navies concerned to
higher transparency and build confidence among them," he said.
Menon said there are major issues regarding the
placement of weapons in space and of weapons designed to
attack space-based assets.
"Military uses of space based assets for intelligence,
reconnaissance and communication are a reality. We are the
point where rules of the road are required as soon as
possible," he said.
Menon said cyber security threats have reached the
stage of undermining public confidence and of sowing distrust
among nations.
"And yet, dealing with this challenge is largely left
to effort by individual nations. If there are arms control
approaches available to deal with these threats, they are yet
to even be widely discussed in the international community,"
he said.
India felt that only collective effort could meet such
common challenges.
He said New Delhi looked forward to working with
Singapore and other partners in Asean on traditional and new
dimensions of security in the broader region which affected
the world.
Menon also said the existing organs of power in the
international system should be rebuilt to reflect today's
realities.
"For international peace and security this would
require restructuring and expanding the UN security council,"
he said. PTI JB
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