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Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said, "Now, shifting attention to the Indian Ocean Region, especially the northern Bay of Bengal, our geopolitical reality means we cannot move north due to tensions with China, nor can we move east because of the instability in

This is war. We have an adversary that lies, cheats and revels in disinformation, amplified by western media discourse. As the DGAO said, 'we don't to give any information that benefits our adversaries'. As for lessons, those can be internalised without a public song and dance.

Kolkata, West Bengal: Kolkata Police arrested a law student Sharmistha Panoli from Pune in Gurgaon for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through social media posts on Operation Sindoor. She was brought to Kolkata on transit remand and produced before the Alipore CJM Court.

Look at TT's coverage.

These interstate arrests for social media posts (unless it’s clearly demonstrated that it has lead to a law & order situation) is blatantly a misuse of police powers.

There should be press secretaries in each major ministry who are communication professionals. This is bare minimum that needs to be done. A huge gap that is not being addressed fast enough.

The CDS interview has given more ammo to the cong now

14 ships, one mole: How a young engineer at a contracting company exposed Indian naval warships' locations to Pakistani operatives. Yet another case of honey trapping. 🤦🏼‍♂️ m.economictimes.com/news/defence/1…

Next time, start from the head of the snake. The need to differentiate b/w the Pak Army and its proxies for diplomatic niceties and assuaging of false concerns of “partners”, or the obsessive pursuit of moral capital, must not become a dogma or a handicap in the opening salvo.

Rohit ji, I made this point long back in my piece. However, that is not an excuse for a botched communication strategy.

So it starts...

At some point soon India needs to really figure out the mess that is its strategic communications both in political and military sides. It’s 2025, you cannot be a forefront technology economy while the state still communicates as if it’s the 1980s.

What is the point in giving interviews to western news agencies like Reuters which as a matter of policy give a negative slant to news about India.? The reports of these agencies are distributed world wide and help to spread negative narratives against us much more than

During Operation Sindoor, Sharmistha, a law student, spoke out, her words regrettable and hurtful to some. She owned her mistake, deleted the video and apologized. The WB Police swiftly acted, taking action against Sharmistha. But what about the deep, searing pain inflicted

A fair point.

Let's do a thought experiment. An Indian media outlet amplifying news on Chinese social media platforms of Chinese military chief admitting to losing fighter jets. On a scale of 1 to 10, how likely is this scenario? BTW, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, GT has no followers on Chinese platforms.

Just depressed.

The Pentagon's communication department within the DoD handles media queries and dissemination of information, internal and external. It is handled by professionals whose job it is to engage with press gaggle. About time we get over our amateurish approach.

Comprehensive win on the battlefield, achieving strategic objectives *and* possessing an effective communication strategy where professionals are in charge of public communication, especially to tackle hostile media in a disinformation environment are NOT mutually exclusive.

I've been guilty of it. Here's a tip. Stop engaging with that Sabeer Bhatia fellow. He's obviously onto engagement farming. If you must, take screen shots. Don't give him the one thing he wants. Attention.