Lessons from the Ukraine conflict for India’s national security management - Observer Research Foundation

India should strengthen its national security as the Ukraine conflict unveils new fronts on which future wars would be waged.
Cyberattacks
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Ukraine crisis
Vladimir Putin
This brief is a part of The Ukraine Crisis: Cause and Course of the Conflict.
After much speculation, the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, ordered his troops to launch a “special military operation” against Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Subsequently, the Russian defence forces attacked Ukraine from the north, east, and south and made rapid advances. They have now surrounded the capital Kyiv, and its fall appears imminent. In response, Europe and the United States (US), averse to getting bogged down in a military effort against Russia, for fears of escalation, have imposed severe sanctions on Putin, his officials, and Russian financial, energy, and technology sectors. However, those have not deterred the tempo of Russian military operations on the ground.
As the first major inter-state conflict of the 21st century, Russia-Ukraine hostilities offer important lessons for India’s national security management related to hybrid warfare, technology sanctions, and alliances.
Hybrid warfare
The Ukraine conflict has panned out on not-so-unfamiliar fronts of cyber and disinformation. It points to how future battles will unfold across the continuums of land, air, sea, cyber, and information. Cyber warfare and disinformation campaigns played a crucial role in preparing...



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