New Delhi: China can disrupt methods by launching cyber-attacks on India and a mechanism is being readied to fight any such transfer, Chief of Defence Staff(CDS), General Bipin Rawat, has warned.
Speaking on the Vivekananda International Foundation on shaping the armed forces to satisfy the possible present and future challenges on Wednesday, General Rawat stated, “We may not be able to fully catch up with China. So we are trying to develop some kind of a relationship with the western nations and see how better we can get some support from them, during peace time at least, which will help us overcome this deficiency.”
Rawat stated that China has the primary movers’ benefit as India was sluggish to undertake cyber warfare capabilities, which has led to the gaps.
“The biggest differential lies in the cyber field. We know that China is capable of launching cyber-attacks on us and it can disrupt a large number of systems,” he stated.
According to the official knowledge offered within the Parliament, India witnessed an almost 300 per cent spike in cyber-attacks final yr compared to 2019, from 3,94,499 instances in 2019 to 11,58,208 in 2020, which is alarming for the federal government.
“What we are trying to do is create a system which will ensure cyber defence. We have been able to create a cyber agency within the armed forces and each service also has its own cyber agency, so that even if we come under a cyber-attack, the downtime of the attack doesn`t last long,” Rawat stated.
The CDS stated whereas China has a lead on this respect, India is evolving its applied sciences to match up.
“While we are trying to create firewalls for cyber-attacks, someone may break through them. We are trying to see how long your systems will be down and how will you be able to operate through the phase of cyber-attack that we have been put through. That is what we are seriously looking at.”
The CDS stated the important thing for combating such assaults is to combine the assets of the three companies. “The Navy is far ahead of the Army and the Air Force in the way it has imbibed technology,” he stated.
On different safety challenges, Rawat stated that India faces a number of and diversified safety threats and challenges throughout the total spectrum of battle – from proxy struggle to hybrid to non-contact, typical and collusive wars beneath a nuclear overhang.
“There is an emergent need to develop a vision for the region. However, one must be careful to not `bite more than one can chew`. The vision for the region or even our global vision must be intrinsically linked to our national interests, which are directly linked to national security,” the CDS stated.
