India’s approach to security must shift to a multilateral one: CDS Rawat Premium (PTI) Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI: Chief of defence staff general Bipin Rawat on Friday called for strong regional linkages for India -- bilaterally, trilaterally and multilaterally -- to maintain its strategic autonomy and leverage in a “tough neighbourhood" and an “increasingly contested" Indian Ocean region. Addressing the opening session of the two-day Global Dialogue Security Summit, organised by the Global Dialogue Forum think tankRawat said India’s approach to security must shift from unilateral to a multilateral one that should include increased training with partner nations to ensure a joint response to future challenges.