Rapid Fire
Gray Zone Warfare
- 26 Feb 2024
- 1 min read
At the Raisina Dialogue 2024, military leaders including India’s Chief of Defence Staff discussed the rise of gray-zone warfare, exemplified by actions in the South China Sea and along India's northern borders.
- Grey-zone warfare refers to a form of conflict characterised by actions that fall below the threshold of conventional war but are intended to achieve strategic objectives through ambiguity, deniability, and coercion.
- In grey-zone warfare, adversaries employ tactics such as cyberattacks, economic coercion, and proxy conflicts to achieve their goals without directly engaging in open warfare.
- It blurs the lines between peace and conflict, posing significant challenges to international security and stability.
Read more: Raisina Dialogue
