Terror activities reduced by 36% in valley after abrogation of Art 370.
40% decrease of involvement of local youth in terrorist org
90% of LWE violence in just 25 districts in 2021 and LWE violence had reduced by 77% from 2258 incidents in 2009 to 509 in 2021
ISIS
UN report on terrorism (June 2020)—There r “significant no.” of ISIS terrorists in KL &
KN
Recently online entities— IS Hind Province or IS-Kashmir surfaced
Media & Social Media
Filter bubbles, echo chambers, information silos, Amplification of toxic content.
Spreading “venomous hatred”
Sudarshan TV “UPSC Jihad”—communal disharmony Cyber security
In the Digital world, “Security must be built in, not bolted on”.
All advances in Tech tends to be a Double edged sword
Potent security nightmare due to its “Borderless & Vastness” character.
5th domain of Warfare
“Most pressing issue of 21st cen”—Cyber insecurity
Need for Global regime in cyber space
“Cyber weapon epoch”
New age weapons With “Cloak of anonymity”
Cyber weapon Becoming the “Weapons of choice”
Accomplished Remotely & anonymously
State sponsored cyber terrorism—
Sabotage & Intrusive surveillance (Stuxnet, NotPetya, Solar winds) Wholesale espionage
Examples
Recently during Galwan crisis, Pakistani twitter a/c were converted into chinese name to wage an information warfare against India. “Cyber Volutunteer“ prog
For “cyber hygiene promotion”
Bring together citizens in fight against cyber crimes—They will flag “Unlawful content” in internet
