- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence have discussed Indian armed forces’ preparedness for hybrid warfare, a growing concern due to global conflicts like Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine.
- Hybrid warfare or non-kinetic warfare:
- It involves tactics beyond traditional military methods, such as electronic, cyber, psychological, and economic warfare,
- It could be deadlier than conventional warfare.
- Kinetic warfare involves traditional weapons, while non-kinetic warfare extends to electronic, cyber, information, and psychological warfare.
- Non-military stakeholders and advanced technologies play a crucial role in this evolving warfare landscape.
- The panel will review the strategic operational preparedness of India’s defence forces, especially in light of the India-China standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
- Counter-drone technologies, both kinetic and non-kinetic, will be assessed for their effectiveness.
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