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The North Atlantic Treaty Orgnization (NATO) is looking for Indian cooperation to tackle terror and piracy. It has asked India to shed its non-aligned policy and called for a partnership to tackle common security challenges such as terror threats, cyber security and piracy. "Even with regard to common missile threats, the ability to defend could be the same," said a top NATO official. NATO has already asked India to join them as a "dialogue plus partner".
NATO has a view that India can assume a bigger role as a leader. They point out that even though Australia is far away, it has a relationship with NATO and is today the 10th largest participant with NATO in Afghanistan. Making a point of cold war mentality, the NATO official pointed out that even Russia is in a special partnership with NATO. Making a strong pitch for joint efforts to combat cyber threats, the official said, "cyber world does not recognise alignments. It only understands switches."
"The NATO-Russia Council determines cooperation on such vital issues as theatre missile defence, military logistics with respect to the US-led campaign in Afghanistan, terrorism, narcotics and piracy." He hinted at an understanding between India and US on the military intervention in Libya.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has spoken to Indian officials while the deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero visited India to start a dialogue.
"I think it is important to have a dialogue and deepen that dialogue at every level of society," said Ambassador Ivo H Daalder, US Permanent Representative to the NATO.
He said, "It is important for India to have a dialogue at every level – societal and official – to have a dailogue about India's concept of internal security and if its international security fits with NATO's concept of international security. On how we can promote security together."
Daalder, however, said, "ultimately the decision on India's role with respect to NATO is going to be India's decision. On where that relationship will go, it will also depend on where India will like it to go," he said.
He said, we do so already in places like Afghanistan, where NATO and India are present. "We can think of other places also – like the Indian Ocean to deal with piracy. NATO has an operation there and Indian ships are part of the effort to fight piracy. We can strengthen this relationship."
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NATO has a view that India can assume a bigger role as a leader. They point out that even though Australia is far away, it has a relationship with NATO and is today the 10th largest participant with NATO in Afghanistan. Making a point of cold war mentality, the NATO official pointed out that even Russia is in a special partnership with NATO. Making a strong pitch for joint efforts to combat cyber threats, the official said, "cyber world does not recognise alignments. It only understands switches."
"The NATO-Russia Council determines cooperation on such vital issues as theatre missile defence, military logistics with respect to the US-led campaign in Afghanistan, terrorism, narcotics and piracy." He hinted at an understanding between India and US on the military intervention in Libya.
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has spoken to Indian officials while the deputy Secretary General Claudio Bisogniero visited India to start a dialogue.
"I think it is important to have a dialogue and deepen that dialogue at every level of society," said Ambassador Ivo H Daalder, US Permanent Representative to the NATO.
He said, "It is important for India to have a dialogue at every level – societal and official – to have a dailogue about India's concept of internal security and if its international security fits with NATO's concept of international security. On how we can promote security together."
Daalder, however, said, "ultimately the decision on India's role with respect to NATO is going to be India's decision. On where that relationship will go, it will also depend on where India will like it to go," he said.
He said, we do so already in places like Afghanistan, where NATO and India are present. "We can think of other places also – like the Indian Ocean to deal with piracy. NATO has an operation there and Indian ships are part of the effort to fight piracy. We can strengthen this relationship."
frontierindia