Sections

Introduction by Lt Gen Gautam Moorthy, CASA Founder [00:00 – 08:15]

Opening Remarks by Lt Gen (Dr) R S Panwar, Distinguished Fellow USI [08:15 – 16:12]

Remarks by Panelists

Dr (Prof) Nishakant Ojha, Chief Strategic Officer, BECIL [16:12 – 29:40]

Mr Glen Murray, Former MC&CEO Sapien Cyber, Australia  [29:40 – 45:26]

Lt Gen (Dr) Rajesh Pant, National Cyber Security Coordinator, PMO’s Office  [45:26 – 1:06:50]

Q&A and Summing Up by Moderator [1:06:50 – 1:33:00]

This is the first of a four-part webinar series on capability development for cyberspace operations by the Indian Armed Forces, held during Jul-Aug 2022 under the aegis of Current and Strategic Affairs Forum (CASA) and moderated by Lt Gen (Dr) R S Panwar. The overall objective of this series is to review cyberspace strategies and capabilities of major world powers, compare these with the status of these in India, and give suitable recommendations. While the full spectrum of cyber operations is very wide, the series is structured to focus primarily on offensive cyber operations and cyber influence operations.

This first episode aims to survey existing cyberspace strategies and organizations. Subsequent episodes will delve deeper into what India needs to do to improve its posture in cyberspace. A brief overview is first given about the increasingly potent and strategic effects being achieved through cyberspace by various players, the applicability of existing international law of war, specifically jus ad bellum, in cyberspace, and also touch upon global trends in cyberspace strategies and capabilities. Thereafter, the panelists provide greater insights into the strategies and organizations of major global powers on the one hand and of India on the other, and give out views and recommendations on how India might improve its posture in cyberspace.