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Cyber wars: Are we legally ready to counter the attacks

By Nishant Ahlawat India as the world knows has become the centre stage for the corporate and political affairs of the globe.  Having a sneak peek into the recent happenings, it becomes much evident that India is bound to face unprecedented friction in all spheres, be it social, political, structural, financial or related to national security. When we thought it was just the direct acts of strategic terrorism from our enemies operating within and from distant lands that we are facing, the booming IT industry and everyday improvising means and modes of communication and data transfer has opened new options for attacking and challenging the very existence of the greatest democracy in the world . The use of advance means of communication in terms of GPS, Blackberry, Switchable Sim cards, remailers and VOIP as was revealed in the investigations or the follow up cyber attacks by the Pakistani Cyber Army as they hacked into the websites of Indian Institute of Remote Sensing [i] ...