New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has called for making strategic thinking an integral part of national education, stressing that India's national security preparedness must extend beyond the armed forces and government institutions to include universities, citizens and society at large.

Delivering the inaugural lecture on 'Strategic Culture of India and National Security' at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on November 3, Chauhan underlined the need to strengthen the country's understanding of strategic affairs by incorporating Indian political thought, statecraft, military history, diplomacy, technology and national security into academic discourse.

He emphasised the importance of bridging the ga...