What is Hybrid Warfare and Why China is Keeping An Eye On The Indian Personalities and Common Men?
The new phase of war is being called as a Hybrid Warfare. In this war the countries are not using only weapons and artilleries to defeat the opponents but along with the weapons and artilleries they are using psychological and other prospects. The Hybrid Warfare consists the attack on IT Cells, Financial Systems, Manufacturing Systems and other Government Departments or on any Private MNCs (Multinational Companies).
What is The Concept of Hybrid Warfare?
Hybrid warfare is leading and is being used since the 1800, although it dose not have any type of official or complete definition in conflict or war studies or investigation. It refers to the use of traditional mediums as part of a several warfare approach.
Every experts have different definitions for Hybrid Warfare, also it depends on everyone's individual experience & mindsets and situations.
In simple terms the Hybrid Warfare is a mixture of Traditional and Current warfare methods. The Hybrid Warfare has a layers in it, like the country will take a War to the Political, Financial, Technological or Social layer of the rival country. The war will not be bounded till the War Ground, it will also include the rival country's Political, Financial, Technological or Social layer and will try to weaken the Country within itself.
That's why this type of war is emerging since 1800. Some studies have found that Chanakya was also using the Hybrid Warfare tactics.
Nowadays this Hybrid Warfare consists the Technological prospects also; for every countries the IT or Technological prospects are the most sensitive parts.
Recently, the Chinese Company was detected in which it was investigating the personal information of Indian Personalities and Business Tycoons. This could be a prime reason behind the ban of Chinese Apps.
What Else Hybrid Warfare Consists
The Hybrid Warfare Consists of;
1) Technological Areas
2) Regular Military Force
3) Special Forces
4) Irregular Forces
5) Information Warfare Propaganda
6) Diplomacy
7) Cyber Attacks
8) Economic Warfare and etc.
The Hybrid Warfare combines the information of multiple conventional and unconventional warfare tools.
Most probably the Hybrid Warfare is used to weaken and to break the country psychologically and financially. For example by spreading fake news, fake propaganda, fake protests, funding the terror organizations, etc.
What We As A Citizen Can Do In A Hybrid Warfare Conditions?
To influence someone through the Social Media is too easy nowadays. Current technologies are too much advanced and it has lots of merits and demerits.
As stated, that the Hybrid Warfare also includes to influence or manipulate citizens, you must be awake. Like as a citizen we should follow the rules given below while socializing on internet or as a Netizen;
(i) Do not follow any Violent Groups.
(ii) Always keep yourself up to date with the Government's guidelines while using the internet.
(iii) Do not use any App or Websites if the Government has banned or not allowed to use them through a VPN or through any other ways.
(iv) Always give priority to the official and Authentic sources of information.
(v) Do not download or upload any type of data, on unrecognized websites or applications.
For more information, you can check the Government's sources and websites.
No comments:
Post a Comment