Articles

Op Sindoor: The Strategy of ‘Strategic Success’

Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Wars are ageless and can indeed begin unannounced, as was proven in India-Pakistan context. On 22 April 2025, it could not be predicted that on 07 May, there would commence a modern shooting war. Four days of calibrated military action followed an un....

May 20, 2025 National Security and Strategic Studies , Article , S 400 , Cyber Weapons , Nuclear threat , Akashteer , Battle Field Transparency , Directed Energy weapons

Cyber Weapons – A Weapon of War?

Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd)

… cyber weapons will be used individually and blended simultaneously with conventional kinetic weapons as force multipliers … for both attacker and defender, it is difficult to predict; cyber weapons often achieve things other than their intended....

August 24, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , Cyber Security , Cyber Attack , Cyber Weapons , Methods of cyber operations , Cases of cyber attacks , Effects of cyber operations

India’s Cyber Deterrence Against China

Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak (Retd.) Article

Cyber Threats from China: Chinese Offensive Capabilities and Modus Operandi

China raised cyber war units way back in 2003¹. Major objectives of these units has been cyber surveillance, manipulating network data, disseminating p....

March 12, 2021 National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Cyber Security , Article , Cyber Deterrence , Cyber war , Media War , ICT Adaption , Cyber Weapons