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Prime Minister of India Slams Pakistan on Use of Proxy War against India

Posted 28 May 2025

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PM also highlighted that use of terrorism by Pakistan against India is not merely a proxy war now but a direct war with India.

  • Pakistan uses proxy warfare against India by funding, training, and arming militant groups like LeT and JeM to destabilize Jammu and Kashmir.

What is a proxy war?

  • It is a conflict fought by one or more states that do not themselves become directly involved but support non-state actors (e.g., militants, spies) against other states.
    • It is a subset of Hybrid Warfare that combines conventional military tactics with unconventional methods, often including cyber warfare, terrorism (proxy war), etc.
  • Tools: Military aid and training non-state actors, economic assistance, intelligence sharing, non-kinetic measures (e.g., disinformation), cyber tools etc.
  • Impact on India: 
    • Challenge to sovereignty: E.g. Pakistan’s support to insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir.
    • Violence and loss of life: E.g. China’s indirect backing of militant groups in Northeastern states, causing significant civilian and military casualties.
    • Economic Burden: Due to Higher spending on security, strained social infrastructure.

Reasons Behind Proxy War

  • Plausible Deniability: Evading direct blame and international consequences.
  • Strategic Depth: To gather intelligence and influence events remotely without direct involvement, e.g. Using sleeper cells (OGWs) and social media influencers as seen recently.
  • Cost Avoidance: Minimizing own casualties and low investment in militants while increasing adversaries' war costs, e.g., Pakistan’s “thousand cuts” strategy against India.

Steps Taken by India

  • New 3 Pillared Security Doctrine: Announced recently by Prime Minister which includes treating proxy war as direct war against India.
  • Modernizing Border Management: E.g. Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS), which includes smart fencing, thermal imaging, and motion sensors along the LoC.
  • Strengthening Cyber Security: E.g. Establishing Cert-in and NTRO
  • International: E.g. Use of UNSC’s 1267 committee to sanction Pakistan based terrorists.
  • Tags :
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • Terrorism
  • Proxy Wars
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