Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 30 -- The next India-Pakistan confrontation may not necessarily begin with a missile crossing the border. It could begin with a keyboard, a compromised digital identity or a human network already operating within India, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure specialist K. S. Manoj has said, pointing to the growing significance of cyber operations and pre-positioned capabilities in modern hybrid warfare.
Writing on the emerging security environment following Operation Sindoor, Manoj said the latest multi-state searches conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have added urgency to concerns over the possibility of hostile capabilities being developed and positioned inside the country well before an act...