India does not believe in world order where few countries considered superior: Rajnath Singh

India does not believe in a world order where a few countries are considered superior to others Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday and noted that the possibility of a global framework could be envisaged if security becomes a truly collective enterpriseIn an address at the National Defence College he also sounded a note of caution about cyber warfare and said it has increased the vulnerability of critical infrastructureI would like to tell you that conduct of our strategic policy should be moral India does not believe in a world order where few are considered superior to others Singh saidIndias actions are guided by the very essence of human equality and dignity which is a part of our ancient ethos and its strong moral foundations give us our political strength Even our freedom struggle was based on the bedrock of high moral values he notedHis comments came amid increasing concerns over Chinas aggressive military posturing along the Line of Actual Control LAC as well as in the IndoPacificAlso Read Rajnath Singh lauds heroes of 1947 war crucial role played by JK peopleIf security becomes a truly collective enterprise we can think of creating a global order which is beneficial to all of us the minister saidKey infrastructure like power generation and distribution is increasingly becoming more complex and there is need for dealing with such challenges effectively Singh saidThe energy sector he added is one of the main targets of cyberattacks but it is not the only one transport public sector services telecommunications and critical manufacturing industries are also vulnerableSingh emphasised that national security should not be considered a zerosum game and that there is need to create a winwin situation for all We should not be guided by narrow selfinterest which is not beneficial in the long run but by enlightened selfinterest which is sustainable and resilient to shocks he saidThe defence minister said a strong and prosperous India would not be built at the cost of others Rather India is here to help other nations realise their full potentialOur increasingly interconnected financial systems are also at great risk You all must be aware that in February 2016 hackers targeted the central bank of Bangladesh and tried to steal 1 billion dollars While most transactions were blocked 101 million dollars still disappeared he saidThis was a wakeup call for the finance world that cyber risks in the financial system had been severely underestimated Today the assessment that a major cyberattack poses a threat to financial stability is not a question of if but whenAccording to Singh information warfare has the potential to threaten political stabilityThere is no account of how much fake news and hate material is likely to be brought in society through social media platforms The organised use of social media and other online content generation platforms is being used for engineering the opinion or perspective of the masses he saidThe deployment of information war was most evident in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine Throughout the conflict social media has served as a battleground for both sides to spread competing narratives about the war and portray the conflict on their own terms he observedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever