Chinese Information Warfare Tech Gave Pakistan the Advantage, Says Top Indian Security Analyst

Pravin Sawhney, editor of the Indian national security and defense publication Force, addressing what he described as India's poor performance in the ongoing conflict with Pakistan. Image via Force.

India’s boisterous 24-hour cable news outlets and social media channels were filled this weekend with post-mortems over what many felt was a disappointing performance by the Indian military in the ongoing conflict with Pakistan.

Most debates centered on the effectiveness of India’s military hardware — particularly how many French-made Rafale jets may have been hit and the accuracy of Russian-made S-400 surface-to-air missiles.

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