Manoranjan Srivastava replies: Technological advancements in surveillance mechanisms have the potential to make coastal security more robust. In India, the technological solutions have been efficiently utilized and integrated to enhance effectiveness of coastal security.

Temjenmeren Ao replies: There is a visible shift in political, economic and military power from the Trans-Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific region. The Indo-Pacific region includes countries that are geographically big and small, continental powers, island nations which have varying degree of economic development, political structures, military capabilities and threat perceptions.

Arnab Dasgupta replies: Yes, they do. Bangladesh is currently the fulcrum of India-Japan cooperation in third countries. This cooperation was given a fillip by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s declaration of a ‘Bay of Bengal-Northeast India industrial value chain concept’ during his speech on a new Indo-Pacific strategy in March 2023.

Kishore Kumar Khera replies: Close Air Support (CAS) is one of the important facets of combat air operations in which air support is provided to surface combatants in close combat. With greater battlespace transparency and enhanced range and accuracy of surface and air-delivered munitions, the surface combat sphere has expanded. This has resulted in a larger distance between opposing surface combatants as a rule. Consequently, there is a lower need for classic close air support missions.