2  The security environment in the region remains dynamic. South Asia is one of the least economically integrated entities in the world, resulting in security and economic imbalances in the region. Unresolved border disputes, both territorial and maritime, illegal cross border migration, trans-national crimes and increasing radicalisation are some of the major issues plaguing the region.  Future Security Challenges.  The greatest danger to our Nation continues to be external aggression with collusive threat from adversaries as well as internal instability due to state/ non-state sponsored proxy war, thus imposing multi front challenges in various dimensions, ranging from warfare in the non-contact domain, to an all out full spectrum war.  Future conflicts will be characterised by operating in a zone of ambiguity where nations are neither at peace nor at war a ‘Grey Zone’ which makes our task more complex. Wars will be Hybrid in nature, a blend of conventional and unconventional, with the focus increasingly shifting to multi domain Warfare varying from non-contact to contact warfare.  Enhancing capabilities to meet the emerging contours of conflict in a multi front environment mandate the Indian Army to be prepared for techno-centric combat by imbibing technology, utilising human resources efficiently, ensuring optimal utilisation of the defined budget for force modernisation and further enhancing joint and integrated operations.  While any future national response would be a combination of diplomacy, military and economy, the Indian Army must be prepared for a swift and robust military response to safeguard our National aims and objectives. Spectrum of Conflict and Force Application In addition to unresolved border disputes on our Northern and Western Fronts, our Nation is being subjected to state sponsored proxy