1. Security
The Indian Ministry of Defense has begun preparatory work to implement plans for a Chief of Defense Staff position and a defense procurement board, the latter of which comes on the heels of the latest procurement bribery scandal.
"Defence ministry to begin work on GoM proposals"
Former Defense Minister George Fernandes stated that the degree to which the Indian Army was compromised from within by defense procurement kickbacks without notice by the intelligence services represents a greater intelligence failure than that which led to the Kargil incident with Pakistan.
"Intelligence failure on Tehelka serious: Fernandes"
The US National Intelligence Council reported that India's ambitions to be a "global superpower" will lead to a continued nuclear standoff with Pakistan and will strain relations with the PRC, Russia, and the West. Council chairman John C. Gannon said, "Global trends conflict significantly in India" as rapid, but unequal, internal economic growth proceeds.
"`India's superpower ambition will see strained relations'"