Legal Gaps in Emerging Security Threats: Need for Updated Frameworks
To address emerging security threats from state and non-state actors, India must move beyond its traditional focus on land-based threats and address the "invisible battlefields" through legislative changes.
Situation of Legal Gaps
- Legal gaps occur when the speed of technological and tactical innovation outpaces the legislative process.
- Security agencies often rely on the IT Act (2000) or the BNS (2023), which lack specific provisions for asymmetric threats like drone-swarms, algorithmic warfare, or synthetic bio-terrorism.
Types of Legal Gaps in Emerging Security Threats
- Grey Zone Tactics: Current laws do not define "aggression" for state-sponsored disinformation or economic sabotage that stays below ....
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