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Modi announces civil defence force to counter new-age security threats
India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, gave a big speech on Saturday.
It was India's 80th Independence Day.
He spoke from a famous fort called the Red Fort.
In his speech, he said India will create a big new group of people to help keep the country safe, called a civil defence force.
Modi explained that wars are not only fought on borders anymore.
They can also happen in places like banks and computer data centres.
So regular citizens need to be ready and trained to stay safe too.
The new force will use modern systems to protect people from dangers like chemical attacks and natural disasters.
This plan builds on an old law from 1968 that helps protect people during emergencies.
PM Narendra Modi announced a large civil defence force from the Red Fort on India's 80th Independence Day.
Modi said wars are no longer waged only on borders but in data centres, banking sectors, and other places.
The new civil defence systems will protect citizens from modern threats such as nuclear, biological and chemical warfare.
The civil defence law dates to the Civil Defence Act passed by Parliament in May 1968.
The expansion follows the 1962 Chinese aggression and the 1965 India-Pakistan conflict, which prompted a rethink of civil defence policy.
- Who
- PM Narendra Modi announced the plan on behalf of India.
- What
- Creation of a large civil defence force with modern systems to counter new-age security threats.
- Where
- From the ramparts of the Red Fort in New Delhi.
- When
- Saturday, as India celebrated its 80th Independence Day.
- Why
- Because wars are now waged not only on borders but in data centres, banking sectors and other places, requiring modernised civil defence and citizen preparedness.
Key facts
- Prime Minister
- Narendra Modi
- Occasion
- India's 80th Independence Day
- Announcement
- Formation of a large civil defence force
- Location
- Red Fort, New Delhi
- Legal basis
- Civil Defence Act, passed May 1968
- Historical triggers
- 1962 Chinese aggression and 1965 India-Pakistan conflict
- Security scope
- Nuclear, biological and chemical warfare; natural and man-made disasters
- New threat arenas
- Data centres, banking sectors and other non-border domains
Quotes
PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister of India
“"The civil defence systems developed according to the needs of the previous century have become outdated today. Therefore, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, I am announcing that in the coming days, we will build a vibrant network of civil defence,"”
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“"At present, wars are not just being waged on the borders. They are being waged in data centres, banking sectors, and other places. Not only do we have to modernise our defence weapons but also prepare our citizens,"”
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