Every now and then, the United States (US) government is supposed to issue a document outlining its strategy for the maintenance of national security. Many countries do this — India is an outlier in that it has avoided the notion of public discussion of a white paper on defence or a comprehensive strategy for national security for some time.
The current US administration’s attempt at such a strategy — the National Security Strategy 2025, or NSS25, released last week — provides a glimpse into both the advantages and disadvantages of such documents. On the one hand, they can provide an
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