Sections

Introduction by Maj Gen Deepinder Singh, Director CASA [00:00 – 08:36]

Opening Remarks by Lt Gen (Dr) R S Panwar, Distinguished Fellow USI [08:36 – 20:12]

Remarks by Panelists

Lt Gen Raj Shukla, Member UPSC [20:12 – 38:10]

Mr Jiten Jain, Voyager Infosec [38:10 – 55:30]

Lt Gen P J S Pannu, Former Dy Chief IDS [55:30 – 1:07:48]

Q&A and Summing Up by Moderator [1:07:48 – 1:26:56]

This is the third of a four-part webinar series on capability development for cyberspace operations by the Indian Armed Forces, held under the aegis of Current and Strategic Affairs Forum (CASA) and moderated by Lt Gen (Dr) R S Panwar. The first two episodes surveyed existing cyberspace strategies and organizations and brainstormed the important issue of how to strike the right balance among the charters of major actors involved in defence of national cyberspace, namely, MOD/ armed forces, MEA/ external intelligence agencies, MHA and the private sector. This episode tackles another important facet of cyberspace conflicts, namely, cognitive operations. It discusses the specialized nature of cyber influence operations which may be conducted through social/ broadcast media, and brainstorms/ recommends strategies and structures to be evolved at the national level for developing capabilities to conduct cyber operations in the cognitive realm.