00:00If you look at it, in the past few months, or as you say, when you were at Western Naval
00:07Command,
00:08there was a real problem, trial by fire.
00:12Because if I tell you about the United States,
00:13I will tell you about it,
00:15you have to take responsibility of Africa,
00:18and Malaka Strait,
00:20and Dakshin Hind Mahasagar,
00:2335,000,000 km km,
00:26you have to take responsibility of its protection.
00:30How big is it, especially during this time,
00:33when the war is going on and growing up?
00:37First of all, I would like to say that,
00:40that you have given me this opportunity,
00:43that I will keep my thoughts in front of you.
00:47As everyone knows,
00:49we are not so much as we want.
00:53Our country has a lot of uncertainty.
00:59And the maritime power of India,
01:02the primary manifestation of India,
01:05we are always in this preparation,
01:07that when there is uncertainty,
01:12unpredictability,
01:13we will bring stability there.
01:16From what we can do,
01:18we will bring stability.
01:19And especially,
01:21in the past years,
01:22in West Asia,
01:24and the Gulf region,
01:25it has been increased.
01:27Our country has a lot of serious national interests.
01:34So we have a lot of uncertainty there.
01:37We are not a professional force.
01:39We can study all of these things
01:41in a good way.
01:44And we always try,
01:46that if we understand global geopolitical trends,
01:51and where there is a potential hotspot,
01:54that when we are pre-positioned,
01:57that we are pre-positioned,
01:58so that if we can change a potential hotspot
02:00in a crisis,
02:02then the response time is reduced.
02:04Because we are pre-positioned there,
02:08we can get some right.
02:10So we are pre-positioned.
02:12We are ready.
02:13We are a professional force.
02:14We have been raised for this purpose.
02:16We have been trained for this purpose.
02:17So we will align ourselves
02:19to the geopolitical environment,
02:21and the security environment,
02:22and serve the nation as best as we can.
02:25And you are also doing.
02:26If you look at this time,
02:28where the war is going,
02:30you have put your life in the face of death,
02:33and the Arctic,
02:34which are protecting us from our interests.
02:38If we talk about the issues,
02:39then it is said that
02:41that America is the biggest
02:43power of the world,
02:45and the Arctic,
02:46and there are also 11 aircraft carriers,
02:49and the Navy.
02:49But in a small way,
02:52there are a lot of
02:54interesting things in America.
02:56In such a way,
02:58what is the biggest
02:59Sikh for a night?
03:02Look, I don't know
03:04what is the biggest Sikh
03:06can happen,
03:07but there are many Sikhs
03:08that we have seen
03:09during this war.
03:11The first Sikh
03:12is that
03:13the geography is the reality of life.
03:16Our geography
03:17dictates
03:18that we understand
03:19how we understand
03:20our situation,
03:22how we understand
03:22our adversaries,
03:23how we understand
03:24how we assess
03:24the operational environment.
03:27Because geography
03:27is very, very important.
03:29And, of course,
03:30all kinds of capabilities
03:31are important.
03:32when we do our
03:34force development,
03:36we keep
03:37all these
03:37minds
03:39because
03:40you cannot build a force
03:42that is isolated
03:43from your geography,
03:44from your geopolitical
03:45environment,
03:46from your security
03:47environment,
03:47from your threat perception.
03:48So, you build
03:50a balanced force
03:50based on all of this,
03:52and I think
04:05aircraft carriers,
04:06the coastal state
04:08is visible
04:09that the people
04:10can dominate
04:14So, the point is,
04:16you know,
04:17if you want to intervene,
04:19how much do you want
04:19to intervene,
04:20and what cost
04:21are you willing to pay
04:22for that intervention?
04:23So, it is a challenge.
04:27Geography will dominate
04:28a lot of strategies,
04:29and one needs
04:30to understand that.
04:31So, it is a very,
04:32very challenging moment,
04:33but, you know,
04:34we have to just align ourselves
04:36with geography.
