New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Friday (September 5) termed the unresolved boundary dispute with China as “the biggest national security challenge”, followed by Pakistan’s proxy war and its strategy of “bleeding India by a thousand cuts”.“I consider the unresolved border dispute with China as the biggest challenge. The second major challenge is the proxy war being run by Pakistan against India. Pakistan’s strategy has been to ‘bleed India by a thousand cuts. It means keep hurting India slowly at a regular interval,” said Gen Chauhan, while speaking as the chief guest at a symposium on ‘National Security Challenges Before India’ held at the Gorakhnath temple, reported Hindustan Times.General Chauhan added that dealing with threats rising from the two adversaries with nuclear weapons is another major challenge that India is facing as it will have to be prepared for any kind of conventional warfare, adding that historically, border disputes have historically been at the core of India’s wars. and continue to pose formidable security threats.He said that the third biggest security challenge is resulting from the regional instability, and highlighted the way India’s neighbouring countries are facing social, political, and economic unrest.“The fourth challenge would be what kind of warfare we will have in future. Wars are changing rapidly. Future wars will not be confined to land, air and water. It will include space, cyber and electromagnetic domains. It will be a challenge for us to make adjustments and keep ourselves ready for such a scenario,” said general Chauhan.“Just as blood is indispensable to the human body, so is ideology for a nation,” he added.India, Pak to participate in multinational military exercise in Russia: ReportMeanwhile, India and Pakistan will participate in a multinational military exercise in Russia, four months after the faceoff between the two countries during Operation Sindoor.Russia is hosting the multinational exercise, called ZAPAD, which includes 20 countries, including India, Pakistan, and China. A 70-member team from India is scheduled to depart by Monday (September 8), reported The Tribune.The ZAPD exercise began on September 1, will run until September 17.The Indian contingent will join the exercise midway. While China and Pakistan are in one group, India is in a different group.