The Ukraine-Russia conflict has various strategic and operational lessons for India. Many have spoken about the need for India to balance its strategic partnerships with the US and Russia. But, enough emphasis is not being laid on deriving operational lessons from the way the conflict has actually played out.
Many have alluded to the Russian aggression in Ukraine as a throwback to WWII-style attack led by troops and tanks. Yet, that characterisation misses out on two key facts: one, the multi-year run up to the Ukrainian invasion was full of cyberattacks and information war allegedly carried out by Russia against Ukraine; and two, Russia’s hybrid war doctrine has apparently been studied and followed to the hilt by the US this time around.
Much has been written about the cyber- and information-war tactics deployed by Russia over the last several years, but some key aspects of the US response this time around are worth noting as they have operational implications for future wars. The US has deployed a range of its tech capabilities and levers against Russia. This has included the cybersecurity teams of Big Tech firms such as Microsoft, the withdrawal of products and services by firms such as Apple, the setting up of satellite links by Tesla, and the banning of some Russian banks from the global SWIFT platform.
In that sense, this war has reinforced the role of Big Tech firms as geopolitical actors, and established clearly the dual-use nature of information technology....
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