Jienists Call for Focus on National Security
Yan He discusses Indralan history with Shu Province villagers
Facing an increasingly turbulent and dangerous region, Indrala has, over the past century, declined as a global power. While its economic power has recovered and serves as a prominent example to every nation in Terra, Indrala has yet to transform its healthy economy into a defense force befitting its station - and its past.
It comes as no surprise that the Jienist Party has been the most vocal of the new organizations to shift greater attention to the affairs of national defense and international politics. After all, the Jienists led Indrala for centuries, establishing it as a great power and preeminent nation in the eastern hemisphere. Not to mention, the Jienist international achievements included ending Terran colonialism, among other humanitarian accomplishments.
Jienist Party chairman Yan He has been vociferous in calling for the state to place greater emphasis on national security matters in his series of visits to towns and villages throughout the nation.
Indrala is the prime nation of Terra. Not only in terms of our civilization, but also our economy. We seem to have forgotten our past - the fact that we led Dovani and Seleya - and have opted to remain to ourselves. This mode of thinking is dangerous. We can still uphold peace and respect others while having a robust defense. The war currently going on in Dovani is a disgrace and could very well threaten the lives of the people simply through spillover. It is an utter shame that the state has failed to restore Indralan power. This is a core principle of Jienist governance.
Already, the Jienists have issued a position to the Grand Assembly, asking them to consider weapons of mass destruction reform. In addition, inter-party committees have begun discussing defense spending issues, seeming to consider four percent as the ideal defense spending to GDP ratio. Such a percentage would be a stark increase to the current defense budget, likely leading to opposition from other Indralan parties.
Expect the Jienists to attempt to fully awaken the sleeping dragon that is our homeland.