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Sunday, February 1, 2026
TopicInformation warfare

Topic: Information warfare

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

Army chief’s warning on ‘information battlefield’ must not be ignored. There’s still time

The contribution of India's National Information Board towards 'information warfare' is yet to be known. It need funds to get back on track.

New book looks at how information warfare is shaping life and the world

'The Art of Conjuring Alternate Realities' by Shivam Shankar Singh and Anand Venkatanarayanan, published by HarperCollins India, will be released on 13 August on ThePrint's SoftCover.

Army has a new head of information warfare. But first, stop hiding facts from Indians

Lessons learnt in Kargil have been put aside to make space for a new methodology of controlling the story from India’s military frontline.

Russia is global master of deep fakes, but don’t expect China to be clumsy for long

In ‘Deep Fakes and the Infocalypse’, Nina Schick explains how China so far has exploited the internet against its citizens, but is now looking beyond its borders.

India’s electronic warfare units are archaic, but camouflage, concealment can blunt PLA

India has been left two decades behind China with respect to military capability in general and information warfare in particular. Ladakh is a wake-up call.

Pakistan-based Facebook pages posed as Kashmiri activists to push anti-India rhetoric

Posted in Urdu and English, the pages boasted a combined total of more than three million followers by the time they were exposed and pulled by Facebook.

An adversary India has paid little attention to: Pakistan army’s public relations wing

Facebook’s action against Pakistan-based pages spreading disinformation in India show its army’s PR wing headed by Asif Ghafoor is more lethal than ISI.

Swift wars are a myth, India needs to prepare for other modern forms of warfare as well

Long range missiles, terrorism and information warfare put civilians at the centre of conflicts. Nations like India need to have a plan on how to deal with them.

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Budget 2026 pushes mountain trails for tourism. It will be a challenge for state govts

The projects announced by Nirmala Sitharaman are likely to be routed through existing Ministry of Tourism destination development schemes, including Swadesh Darshan 2.0.

10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks

After lapses exposed by terror attacks at Pahalgam and Delhi's Red Fort, Centre has hiked Intelligence Bureau's expenditure for investments in long-term assets from Rs 257 cr to Rs 2,549 cr. 

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.