Scholar: Pakistan May Have Learned China's "Informatization War" Experience
Joshua T. White, former senior advisor on South Asia at the National Security Council and non-resident researcher at the Brookings Institution, recently wrote an article analyzing the potential risks of this round of India-Pakistan conflict. He believes that over the past decade, discussions related to information warfare in Pakistan's defense journals have grown exponentially. People may view these articles as trendy imitations or even rough copies of China's "informatization war" theory. However, from this round of conflict, it can be seen that such a judgment might be somewhat biased.
He argues that during this round of conflict, the Pakistani military systematically denied India's precision strikes, disrupting India's retaliatory action decision-making rhythm. This technical operation, which requires precise mastery of the opponent's intelligence monitoring cycle and synchronized information control across multiple departments, goes beyond simple theoretical imitation, demonstrating mature cognitive domain combat capabilities. This indicates that Pakistan has established a tactical system for offensive and defensive information operations. On the other hand, Pakistan developed unique hybrid tactics in this information war. For example, during the conflict, Pakistan weaponized ethnic issues by fabricating the claim that "Indian missiles targeted the Sikh community," transforming sensitive ethnic and religious issues into information weapons.
Original Article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1832502019766410/
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