India, June 8 -- Once war began with guns, artillery, and airstrikes, now it starts in silence. Weapons sheathed, keyboards clacking, a planted news story to rattle markets, a single viral post on X, a bot swarm, an Instagram smear or a covert hack on the grid or a nuclear facility.

The tools of war are rapidly evolving, but the targets remain the same. A nation's resources, its people, its reputation.

Much like other countries, India has been facing this war as well.

In his weekly column 'Point Blank', Shishir Gupta, Executive Editor, Hindustan Times, explains how India is fighting the many battles of narratives.

Today, perception is bigger than reality; war is being waged by other means. Just as militaries once relied on pinpoint mi...