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Module - III Geo-Strategy

Security and Geo-Strategy
Today, the nature of war is very different from that of ancient wars. Modern war is a
total war in which the accepted rules of warfare, as fought during ancient times called
'Dharmayudh' are disregarded.
In modern wars the entire resources of a nation are devoted for the successful conduct.
For example, one of the main reasons for the victory of allied powers during the last
two World Wars was their superiority in resources, which ultimately determined war
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waging capability and resulted in victory. What does this mean to us? It means that
resources should be utilized properly to make the country powerful. Here, in this
section, we will study how the various natural resource potential of the country discussed
above is utilized through the three major economic activities.

7.3.1 Agriculture

A nation that is self-sufficient in food and agriculture need not depend on other countries
as it can support itself and feed the entire population. As far as India is concerned
agriculture is the chief occupation of seventy percent of the population and forms the
backbone of the country. Large number of people derive their livelihood by cultivating
the soil. Agricultural activities in India are numerous and help feed the entire population
of the country. India is self sufficient in rice and wheat production.
Besides rice and wheat several other important food crops are also produced such as
jowar, pulses and maize. Other crops are also produced for commercial purposes

such as sugarcane, cotton, groundnuts, tobacco, tea, jute etc. All of these earn
considerable amount of foreign exchange for the country. It means that when these
agricultural products are exported it brings foreign currency to the country, which can

be used for enhancing defence capabilities of the country.

7.3.2 Industrial Resources

In recent years, India has made significant progress in industrial development. A variety
of manufactured items are now produced in the country. Modern factories turning out
all kinds of goods have been set up. Foreign collaborations have been made in
establishing, particularly, metallurgical, engineering, electrical, chemical and
pharmaceutical industries. This has laid the foundation of modern manufacturing industry
in India.

Indian industries are manufacturing railways equipments, ship building, automobiles,
aircraft, industrial machinery, electrical machinery and equipments. Chemical and paper
industries have also made considerable progress after independence. As far as military
is concerned, India is indigenously manufacturing missiles, tanks, helicopters, ships
and other related weapon systems for use in defence. These are principally produced
by several industries located throughout the country.

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