CHINA IS forward in imbibing know-how however India is catching up, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat stated on Wednesday, as he recognized the neighbouring nation’s functionality to hold out cyber assaults as considered one of its greatest threats. He stated India is specializing in cyber defence and dealing on offensive cyber capabilities as nicely to counter such threats.
“We have been a little slow on the start, therefore over the years a capability differential has come in,” stated General Rawat whereas talking at an occasion on the Vivekananda International Foundation. “China has been able to invest a lot of funds, allocated a lot of funds in ensuring that they imbibe technology. Therefore, they certainly have a lead over us… we are also evolving technologies to make sure we come on par with them.”
“Most important, where the biggest differential lies, is in the field of cyber,” he stated. “China is capable of launching cyber attacks on us, and that can disrupt a large amount of our systems.”
“What we are trying to do is to create a system in which we ensure cyber defence. And we have been able to, therefore, create a cyber agency, which is our own agency within the armed forces.”
General Rawat additionally said that “our leadership has displayed the political will and determination to uphold our vital national interest, in face of unprovoked assaults on our security, values and indeed our dignity,” however didn’t point out China on this context. Changed world atmosphere “demands us to change our outlook and policies”, he stated.
