India’s role in US new cyber command

Afshain Afzal

US military has established a new Cyber Command to isolate Taliban and millions of others, who refuse to be part of 'Free World'. In fact 'Free World' pays negligible importance to ethics, human values, tradition, culture and religion while their adversaries consider these elements as essence of any socio-political system. Ironically despite these facts, US and its like-minded countries claim to be the champions of human rights. US and its partners had been working on Cyber Warfare even before World War-I but after the September 11 attacks on US' Pentagon and World Trade Centre, concentrated efforts were focused on exhausting adversaries' ability to communicate and reach to the common man.

In this context, US State Department spokesman, Robert Wood said: 'Taliban had taken advantage of very difficult situations in both Afghanistan and Pakistan and what we have to do is try to strengthen civil society in these countries, extend governance outward in these countries so that it can be shown that the Taliban just don't have the support that they claim to have and that they do have in many cases.' In the present scenario, US has not only started increasing its troops on Pak-Afghan border but is also trying to pollute the minds of masses through psychological warfare. US policy makers have agreed in principle and spared funds worth billions of dollars to create a new military command to coordinate the defence of its Psychological operations network and improve offensive capabilities in cyber warfare. The new command stared working soon after US President Barack Hussain Obama took over the office; however, details have intentionally been withheld. The move came after US felt that there was a lot of propaganda against US atrocities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Palestine and Iraq on more than 70 per cent media, including blogs and websites. US Secretary Robert Gates has already spelled out outlines regarding creation of a new military Cyber Command which is likely to be led by a military official of four-star rank and would be initially part of the Pentagon's Strategic Command. US President Barack Obama is expected to announce the new command officially in the end of April or early May 2009. The new plan aims at improving computer security in the private sector, especially key infrastructure such as telecommunications and the electricity grid as well as would jam and block all hostile communication, including internet sites. The command would keep an eye on the media as a whole would plan Psychological Operations. The new move would further cut the civil liberties, which were once projected by US as synonym of 'Free World'.

Although US has planned to unite the whole world against orthodox Muslims and all other fundamentalists, starting with Taliban in Pakistan, but it is not possible for US to achieve its objectives. To counter orthodox elements in Pakistan, US is going to make best use of India. It is not a hidden secret that US is openly helping some of the Mujahideen groups in cash and kind against India, without any knowledge of Pakistani government. Although India is conscious that why all of a sudden US is making a public show of turning against Pakistan but it feels that it is change in US policy. The recent US move is neither as a result of change in US policy or strategy nor because of the fact that suddenly US became wise or fed-up with Pakistan, it is part of the US long term conspiracy of 'Divide and Conquer' against Afghanistan Pakistan, Iran and India. The US, Israel and Italian intelligence used elements in RAW to carryout Mumbai attacks and provoke India to carryout proxy war against Pakistan. Now with the creation of new US military Cyber Command, Washington has started delivering hi-tech equipment to New Delhi, Kabul, Dushanbe and Tehran to carryout pro-active offensive Psychological Operations and Cyber Warfare against Taliban and other adversaries. In this newest conspiracy, both Pakistan and India will suffer greatly while the real winners will be the US and Israel, as they will be main beneficiaries from profit from selling arms, materiel, and logistical support to both sides in the conflict, while the devastation of both Pakistan and India will benefit the geopolitical goals of enemies of the East. US and Israel have promised strengthening economic and political bonds but this is not going to be achieved in any case as the fate of India would not be different from that of Pakistan. India's dream of becoming a committed partner and greater market for US and Israeli products is also going to fade away. The end result of this conspiracy would be strained relation between India and Pakistan and further division of these countries into smaller states. India must remember that Pakistan had been bluffed through Marshal Plan, CENTO, SEATO, GWOT and the impression that Indian and Communists are the greatest threat for humanity. Today agreements are being signed between US and India in which New Delhi is being realised that Pakistan and Islam as well as Communism are the greatest threat to the existence of India. Although India is a wise country but let us see how India get rid of this international conspiracy. One wonders that in present case history is repeating itself but actors have been changed.