Our defence capabilities and state of readiness to defend our country's integrity and sovereignty and to protect our citizens from external threats is in a downward spiral to total destruction, if we do not intervene as a matter of national interest. We have little to no capability to effectively patrol and defend our maritime area and land borders and to support Operation Pakisa. Our capabilities cannot secure our borders and protect us against the illegal cross-border movement of foreign nationals, contraband, illegal products and services, human trafficking etc.