India, July 15 -- As India's global profile rises and our strategic partnerships expand, we too have increasingly become targets of coordinated attempts to shape public narratives and influence policy debates. Democracies cannot afford to underestimate information warfare simply because it unfolds without conventional weapons

India's foreign policy has often found strength in its ability to reject false binaries. We have maintained relationships with adversaries, partnered with competitors and pursued strategic autonomy in an increasingly polarised world. It is this ability to engage without becoming entangled that has defined Indian diplomacy for decades. This is what strategic autonomy in motion looks like. Yet this confidence appears ...