State-Level Response and Cyber Security: A Comparative Study of Pakistan and India

Abstract

Pakistan and India's ties have yet to be amicable since their inception. Many long-standing, unsolved disputes, including those over Kashmir, Siachen, the border, Sir Creeks, and many more, are to blame for the harsh bilateral ties. Following Pakistan and India's overt nuclear development, the risk concept has now been complicated to include both lethal and non-lethal threats. A new sort of threat has emerged as a result of increased interconnectivity and urbanization. In addition to more conventional methods, data and the internet are now powerful impact features. Nevertheless, until recently, Pakistan's and India’s national security decision-makers focused on kinetic risks. Still, non-kinetic difficulties are now starting to make an impact that is gradually coming to light. The main focus of this paper is the State-Level Response and Cyber Security by analysis of India and Pakistan. The first section will briefly describe the perspective of cyber security. In the next section, the paper will explore the historical background of cyber security events in India and Pakistan. The third section will highlight the comparative analysis of the cyber security of Pakistan and India. Recommendations will be given at the end of the paper.