Richa Misra

Ms Richa Misra is Joint Secretary (Navy)/Medical, in the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. All views expressed are those of the authors and in no way reflect the views of either the Government of India or the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses.

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Power Trading and National Security

Power trading across borders is not a new concept, even in the subcontinent. However, it has been sporadic and unstructured and often not in strict consonance with the requirements of national security. This article seeks to make out a case for using energy security and cross border power trade, as one of the ‘soft power’ tools to further our national security.