Antony calls for global response to terror.DEFENCE minister A. K. Antony called for a " unified and collective" response for all countries affected by terrorism. Stressing that local and regional factors have to be considered in shaping a " global response" to the scourge, he said: " The key challenge facing nations and societies is to meet this threat collectively, without compromising on the interests of nations individually." Antony was speaking at the international seminar, " Changing Nature of Conflict: Trends and Responses", jointly organised by the Army Headquarters and the Centre for Land Warfare Land warfare in the 21st century involves three distinct types of combat units: Infantry, Armour and Artillery. Land forces Land forces include personnel, weapons platforms, vehicles, and support elements operating on land to accomplish assigned missions and tasks. Studies, a New Delhibased think tank. " The threat of nuclear weapons falling into wrong hands remains an area of serious concern. The consequences of such a situation are unimaginable," he said. " Of late, the world has witnessed a paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. in the nature of conflicts. Though territoryrelated issues retain their primacy, other issues such as historical differences, ideological biases, economic disparity, religious prejudices, energy security and water shortage are no less contributing factors. Modern- day conflicts are not merely confined to states, but have expanded to include subnationalities, terrorists, insurgents, religious fanatics and ethnic interests," he said. Copyright 2009 India Today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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