Secretary of Defense says a strong defense policy is essential

For a country to define the realisation of its goals towards National Security, a robust Defence Policy addressing both effectiveness and accountability is essential for the acceptability of security apparatus in the country and the protection of its people and interests, said the Defence Secretary Kamal Gunaratne.

“Since the national security environment is vulnerable, uncertain, complex and ambiguous in nature, a constant and continuous assessment and analysis of geopolitical environment and the key factors which characterise the security environment is essential in order to evaluate potential threats that could emanate, in varying forms and magnitudes”, he also stressed.

Defence Secretary further said “recent developments that took place in the country against the regime and the incidents that took place in relation to those, which display a greater threat to the rule of law, cannot be ruled out in this regard”.

Recalling changes of the threat perception of the last two decades in the country, Defence Secretary voiced his concerns into the internal security issues, terrorism, COVID-19 pandemic and the latest uprising against the regime, during the address.