India creates a new post for information warfare

In a huge power play the Government of India creates new posts of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy), Director General Information Warfare. Lt Gen Paramajit Singh will be the first officer to assume the new appointment as per the sources.

Lt Gen Paramajit Singh

With the Indian Army creating the new Directorate General of Information Warfare for Psy-Ops and Military information support Ops, this paves the way for dedicated Psy-ops battalions in Indian Army. Also maybe a special aircraft or satellite for Psy-ops broadcasting could be provided as well.

Pakistan has it’s own information warfare wing under The Inter-Services Public Relations. The Inter-Services Public Relations is the media and public relations wing of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It broadcasts and coordinates military news and information to the country’s civilian media and the civic society.