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Hindustan Times
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
How India fought Pakistan's drones and misinformation during Operation Sindoor
During the four-day intense military confrontation, the Indian armed forces intercepted and neutralised swarms of Pakistani drones to push back aerial incursions, while teams of cyber warriors on ground countered digital intrusions and a wave of misinformation. In fact, even before India decimated nine terror camps in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir and Pakistan under Operation Sindoor with precision strikes early on May 7, many Indian websites had become targets of cyberattacks. Days after the dastardly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir in April, Jalandhar-based Army Nursing College's website was hacked and defaced with an inflammatory message. At least four Army Public Schools (APS), including APS Nagrota and APS Sunjuwan, were targeted by hackers recently, a source said on May 5. Besides, attempts to hack and compromise websites, a "campaign of misinformation" was run against India and the Indian armed forces on the internet, including on popular social media platforms, starting late April which intensified after the launch of Operation Sindoor and following counter-offensives by India after Pakistan's military retaliation. "At 8 pm local time on May 8, several Pakistan unmanned aerial systems, drones, combat vehicles attacked multiple IAF bases. These included Jammu, Udhampur, Pathankot, Amritsar, Bathinda, Nal, Dalhousie, Thoise, Jaisalamer, Uttarlai, Phalodi, Naliya. These were almost simultaneous and they came in waves. All our AD (air defence) guns, and other systems were waiting for them. All these waves were neutralised by our trained crew," Director General of Air Operations, IAF, Air Marshal A K Bharti told reporters on May 11. There was no damage on ground from "these incursions, and mass raids if I could call them from the Pakistani side", he said. India had deployed Barak-8 missiles, S-400 Triumph air defence systems, Akash surface-to-air missiles and indigenously developed anti-drone equipment in thwarting Pakistan's attempts to hit 15 Indian cities on the night of May 7, official sources earlier said. However, as India's robust air defence system intercepted, engaged and neutralised hordes of drones breaching India airspace from Srinagar to Sir Creek, during the conflict, on ground cyber experts debunked a barrage of erroneous claims, and called out fake news floating in cyberspace. Besides cyber experts, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Col Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, in their successive joint briefings to share details about Operation Sindoor, also fact-checked several claims made by Pakistan. Misri told reporters here on May 9 that Pakistan made the "preposterous and outrageous" claim that it was the Indian armed forces and the Indian Air Force that was targeting cities like Amritsar and trying to put the blame on Pakistan, and countered it by saying, "...that we would attack our own cities is the kind of deranged fantasy that only the Pakistani State can come up with". "...this disinformation that is coming from Pakistan about India targeting the Nankana Sahib Gurdwara through a drone attack. This is again yet another blatant lie, and part of Pakistan's disinformation campaign," he said. Strategic affairs experts and members of many defence think-tanks say spreading misinformation and fake news on cyberspace, especially in times of a conflict scenario, is "part of any new-age warfare". "It's a mind game, even if the information is wrong, the adversary seeks to demoralise the other side," a member of the senior management of Delhi-based Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, said. The government's Press Information Bureau (PIB), which has a dedicated Fact Check Unit, has debunked a series of false claims since the Pahalgam attack. On April 30, it trashed claims made in posts by "several pro-Pakistan social media accounts" that the then commander of Indian Army's Northern Command, Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, had been 'removed' from his post after the Pahalgam attack, and dubbed it as "fake". Soon after the cyberattacks, a defence source on May 5 said that "appropriate and necessary measures" were being taken to "bolster" cybersecurity infrastructure, "enhance the overall resilience" of online platforms and "strengthen digital defence" mechanisms to safeguard against further "intrusion attempts". Furthermore, "cybersecurity experts and agencies are actively monitoring cyberspace" to detect any additional cyberattacks, particularly those that may be sponsored by threat actors having alleged cross-border link, the sources had said. The Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, in a post on X on Tuesday, said the "successful conduct" of Operation Sindoor has set "new normals in India-Pakistan relations", highlighting the country's strength and national resolve through military superiority in the "new-age warfare". "Synergised Force application through jointness and integration achieved in #OpSindoor with demonstrated battle effectiveness of indigenous kinetic force multipliers was showcased to the #FSAs, while highlighting Technological Superiority of the Indian armed forces in niche non-kinetic domains of space, cyber and electronic warfare," it posted. While India and Pakistan have reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions, Indian military and cyber warriors remain vigilant to thwart any misadventure from the adversary, in air or in digital domain.
Time of India
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Airspace to cyberspace: How India fought swarms of drones, wave of misinformation during conflict
During the four-day intense military confrontation, the Indian armed forces intercepted and neutralised swarms of Pakistani drones to push back aerial incursions, while teams of cyber warriors on ground countered digital intrusions and a wave of misinformation. In fact, even before India decimated nine terror camps in Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir and Pakistan under Operation Sindoor with precision strikes early on May 7, many Indian websites had become targets of cyberattacks. Days after the dastardly Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir in April, Jalandhar-based Army Nursing College's website was hacked and defaced with an inflammatory message. At least four Army Public Schools (APS), including APS Nagrota and APS Sunjuwan, were targeted by hackers recently, a source said on May 5. 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All our AD (air defence) guns, and other systems were waiting for them. All these waves were neutralised by our trained crew," Director General of Air Operations, IAF, Air Marshal A K Bharti told reporters on May 11. Live Events There was no damage on ground from "these incursions, and mass raids if I could call them from the Pakistani side", he said. India had deployed Barak-8 missiles, S-400 Triumph air defence systems, Akash surface-to-air missiles and indigenously developed anti-drone equipment in thwarting Pakistan's attempts to hit 15 Indian cities on the night of May 7, official sources earlier said. However, as India's robust air defence system intercepted, engaged and neutralised hordes of drones breaching India airspace from Srinagar to Sir Creek, during the conflict, on ground cyber experts debunked a barrage of erroneous claims, and called out fake news floating in cyberspace. Besides cyber experts, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Col Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, in their successive joint briefings to share details about Operation Sindoor, also fact-checked several claims made by Pakistan. Misri told reporters here on May 9 that Pakistan made the "preposterous and outrageous" claim that it was the Indian armed forces and the Indian Air Force that was targeting cities like Amritsar and trying to put the blame on Pakistan, and countered it by saying, "...that we would attack our own cities is the kind of deranged fantasy that only the Pakistani State can come up with". "...this disinformation that is coming from Pakistan about India targeting the Nankana Sahib Gurdwara through a drone attack. This is again yet another blatant lie, and part of Pakistan's disinformation campaign," he said. Strategic affairs experts and members of many defence think-tanks say spreading misinformation and fake news on cyberspace, especially in times of a conflict scenario, is "part of any new-age warfare". "It's a mind game, even if the information is wrong, the adversary seeks to demoralise the other side," a member of the senior management of Delhi-based Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, said. The government's Press Information Bureau (PIB), which has a dedicated Fact Check Unit, has debunked a series of false claims since the Pahalgam attack. On April 30, it trashed claims made in posts by "several pro-Pakistan social media accounts" that the then commander of Indian Army's Northern Command, Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar, had been 'removed' from his post after the Pahalgam attack, and dubbed it as "fake". Soon after the cyberattacks, a defence source on May 5 said that "appropriate and necessary measures" were being taken to "bolster" cybersecurity infrastructure, "enhance the overall resilience" of online platforms and "strengthen digital defence" mechanisms to safeguard against further "intrusion attempts". Furthermore, "cybersecurity experts and agencies are actively monitoring cyberspace" to detect any additional cyberattacks, particularly those that may be sponsored by threat actors having alleged cross-border link, the sources had said. The Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff, in a post on X on Tuesday, said the "successful conduct" of Operation Sindoor has set "new normals in India-Pakistan relations", highlighting the country's strength and national resolve through military superiority in the "new-age warfare". "Synergised Force application through jointness and integration achieved in #OpSindoor with demonstrated battle effectiveness of indigenous kinetic force multipliers was showcased to the #FSAs, while highlighting Technological Superiority of the Indian armed forces in niche non-kinetic domains of space, cyber and electronic warfare," it posted. While India and Pakistan have reached an understanding to stop all firings and military actions, Indian military and cyber warriors remain vigilant to thwart any misadventure from the adversary, in air or in digital domain.
Time of India
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Border on the Edge as Wary Pak Ups Offensive
Tensions on the border have risen after a series of steps by Pakistan—the expansion of firing to the international border in Jammu and Kashmir, cyberattacks on critical military infrastructure that were thwarted and the movement of heavy firepower in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. #Pahalgam Terrorist Attack A Chinese shadow falls on Pahalgam terror attack case probe How India can use water to pressure Pakistan Buzzkill: How India can dissolve the Pakistan problem, not just swat it People aware of developments said flights and air activity in Pakistan has declined drastically since Tuesday as that country braces for military action by India in retaliation for the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam that killed 26. At an emergency press conference, Pakistani information minister Attaullah Tarar claimed that India is planning a military offensive within the next 36 hours, without offering any proof. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a day earlier, gave complete operational freedom to the armed forces to decide on the mode, targets and timing of the Indian response. Officials said Pakistan has expanded the scope of its cross-border firing to impact the defined, international border at Paragwal in Jammu, too, going beyond the regular firing being carried out by its army on the contested Line of Control (LoC). Live Events As reported earlier, Pakistan has also moved reinforcements and heavy artillery, including long-range rockets, closer to the Indian border in the past few days. Director General of Military Operations, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, spoke to his Pakistani counterpart over a military hotline on Tuesday to warn that the unprovoked violations would not be tolerated, said people with knowledge of the matter. Heavier firepower is available on the Indian side in case the violations intensify. The small arms firing on the international boundary follows a typical pattern of escalation by Pakistan, said the people cited. As many as 2,651 instances of minor small arms firing have been recorded this year and the ceasefire agreement has been violated with more intense firing at least 15 times. Pakistani forces have also attempted to give covering fire for at least three infiltration attempts. Seven terrorists were killed by Indian forces in these bids. In at least two meetings with Pakistani military officials in Poonch, India has issued warnings, demanding that they abstain from facilitating infiltration attempts with covering fire. Over the past week, that country has also turned to cyber warfare and has been making attempts to breach critical Indian military infrastructure, said people with knowledge of the matter. While the attempts have been countered, Pakistan-based cyber operators have been targeting military related websites, including those of the Army Nursing College, Army Public Schools, Army Welfare Housing Organisation and Army Welfare Placement Organisation. It is learnt that air operations over Pakistan have been severely curtailed over the past two days, with fighter jet sorties and movement of aerial early warning platforms reduced. This could be in response to the heightened alert on the Indian side that is armed with advanced air defence weapons, including the long-range S 400 missile system.
Economic Times
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
Pahalgam attack fallout: Border on the edge as wary Pak ups offensive
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel NEW DELHI: Tensions on the border have risen after a series of steps by Pakistan-the expansion of firing to the international border in Jammu and Kashmir , cyberattacks on critical military infrastructure that were thwarted and the movement of heavy firepower in Pakistan-occupied aware of developments said flights and air activity in Pakistan has declined drastically since Tuesday as that country braces for military action by India in retaliation for the terrorist attack on tourists in Pahalgam that killed an emergency press conference, Pakistani information minister Attaullah Tarar claimed that India is planning a military offensive within the next 36 hours, without offering any Minister Narendra Modi , a day earlier, gave complete operational freedom to the armed forces to decide on the mode, targets and timing of the Indian said Pakistan has expanded the scope of its cross-border firing to impact the defined, international border at Paragwal in Jammu, too, going beyond the regular firing being carried out by its army on the contested Line of Control (LoC).As reported earlier, Pakistan has also moved reinforcements and heavy artillery, including long-range rockets, closer to the Indian border in the past few General of Military Operations, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai, spoke to his Pakistani counterpart over a military hotline on Tuesday to warn that the unprovoked violations would not be tolerated, said people with knowledge of the matter. Heavier firepower is available on the Indian side in case the violations small arms firing on the international boundary follows a typical pattern of escalation by Pakistan, said the people cited. As many as 2,651 instances of minor small arms firing have been recorded this year and the ceasefire agreement has been violated with more intense firing at least 15 forces have also attempted to give covering fire for at least three infiltration terrorists were killed by Indian forces in these bids. In at least two meetings with Pakistani military officials in Poonch, India has issued warnings, demanding that they abstain from facilitating infiltration attempts with covering the past week, that country has also turned to cyber warfare and has been making attempts to breach critical Indian military infrastructure, said people with knowledge of the matter. While the attempts have been countered, Pakistan-based cyber operators have been targeting military related websites, including those of the Army Nursing College, Army Public Schools, Army Welfare Housing Organisation and Army Welfare Placement is learnt that air operations over Pakistan have been severely curtailed over the past two days, with fighter jet sorties and movement of aerial early warning platforms reduced. This could be in response to the heightened alert on the Indian side that is armed with advanced air defence weapons, including the long-range S 400 missile system.
