{"id":284277,"date":"2024-02-24T16:35:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-24T11:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=284277"},"modified":"2024-02-24T16:35:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T11:05:36","slug":"grey-zone-warfare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/grey-zone-warfare\/","title":{"rendered":"Grey Zone Warfare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>-This post on <strong>Grey Zone Warfare<\/strong> is based on the article &#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/greyzone-warfare-latest-entry-in-lexicon-of-warfare-says-cds\/article67879775.ece#:~:text=In%20the%20lexicon%20on%20warfare,in%20a%20reference%20to%20China.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grey-zone warfare latest entry in lexicon of warfare, says Chief of Defence Staff<\/a><\/strong>&#8221; published in &#8220;<strong>The Hindu<\/strong>&#8221; on 24th February 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in the News?<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, at the Raisina Dialogue, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Anil Chauhan made a statement regarding grey-zone warfare, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">specifically in reference to China<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Grey Zone Warfare?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_284280\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-284280\" style=\"width: 682px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-284280 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GreyZone-Modes.jpg?resize=682%2C310&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Grey Zone Warfare\" width=\"682\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GreyZone-Modes.jpg?resize=1024%2C465&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GreyZone-Modes.jpg?resize=300%2C136&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GreyZone-Modes.jpg?resize=768%2C349&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GreyZone-Modes.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-284280\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- Qinetiq<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Grey Zone Warfare is a <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">strategy where a country tries to gain an advantage without openly going to war.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> It involves <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">tactics like cyberattacks<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">misinformation<\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">economic pressure<\/span> to weaken an opponent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> China has been skillfully using this strategy, especially against India and neighboring countries.<\/p>\n<h2>What are China&#8217;s Grey Zone Tactics against India?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. South China Sea Activities-<\/strong>\u00a0China <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">employs naval<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">civilian vessels<\/span> to assert its control over the South China Sea. It causes tensions with neighboring countries, including India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Constructing infrastructure in border areas<\/strong>&#8211; China <span style=\"color: #333333;\">builds infrastructure and establishes villages close to India&#8217;s borders. It <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">reinforces its territorial assertions<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">gains strategic benefits.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Investments in digital technologies- <\/strong>China directs investments into apps, media, and various digital platforms within India. This presence in the digital sphere holds the potential to <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">mold public perceptions<\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">narratives<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Raisina Dialogue?<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_284281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-284281\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-284281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Raisina-dialogue.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Raisina dialogue\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Raisina-dialogue.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Raisina-dialogue.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Raisina-dialogue.png?w=403&amp;ssl=1 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-284281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source-ORF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>1. About-<\/strong> Raisina Dialogue is India\u2019s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Organized by<\/strong>&#8211; Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration with the Observer Research Foundation(ORF).<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Started- <\/strong>It was inaugurated in <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">2016<\/span>. 2024 is the 9th Edition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Theme for 2024- <\/strong>Chaturanga: Conflict, Contest, Cooperate, Create.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Chief Guest-<\/strong> Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus- International Relations\/Summits<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source-This post on Grey Zone Warfare is based on the article &#8220;Grey-zone warfare latest entry in lexicon of warfare, says Chief of Defence Staff&#8221; published in &#8220;The Hindu&#8221; on 24th February 2024. Why in the News? Recently, at the Raisina Dialogue, Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Anil Chauhan made a statement regarding grey-zone warfare, specifically&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/grey-zone-warfare\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Grey Zone Warfare<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,164,1305],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-284277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","category-index-reports-bodies","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10367"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=284277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/284277\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=284277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=284277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=284277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}