'Evolve defense policy amid new threat' | Economic Times

The Congress urged the Centre on Tuesday to evolve a credible policy and strategic measures to deal with the latest threat to national security in the form of drone attack. The suggestion came after drone attacks on the Air Force station in Jammu.“Armed drone attacks are a real threat to security forces and government establishments. A credible and comprehensive policy and measures are the need of the hour to tackle attacks by the Pakistan-based terror outfits, backed by the infamous ISI, instead of mere circulars and amendments of rules,” party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.He reminded the government that some members of Parliament had raised their concerns about the drone attacks through questions in the House in July 2019 and again in March 2020.While stressing that the entire nation stands as one with the security forces and government to repulse such attacks, the Congress spokesperson said the Centre should realise that “it needs to act on strategic advice of defence experts with experience of modern warfare” rather than rely upon mere “headlines management”.He also referred to the reports about Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and terrorist groups across the border using Chinese Hexacopters and drones, gifted by Beijing to Pakistan for use in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, to drop arms in India, and also about the sale of 50 Wing Loong II armed drones by China to Pakistan for use in high-altitude areas.