After Doklam crisis, Indian army to get a head of information warfare

Sources say new post envisaged during Doklam crisis when a need for closer, direct coordination was felt

As part of the reorganisation of the Indian army after the Doklam crisis with China in 2017, the government has approved the creation of a new deputy chief of strategy in the headquarters and has also cleared the creation of the post of Director General Information Warfare for dealing with media affairs.

The Indian government sanction letter for the creation of a new post of Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Strategy) as part of Army headquarters’ reorganisation has been issued, sources said.

The first officer to assume the new appointment would be the present Director General of Military Operations Lt General Paramajit Singh, they said.

The new office of the third deputy chief in the Army would reduce the burden on the vice chief of the Army as he would have important officers including the in-charges of military intelligence and military operations under him.

The new post was envisaged during the Doklam crisis when a need for closer and direct coordination was felt in the headquarters.

The sources further informed that the government has also given sanction for creating a new post of Director General Information Warfare.

The office would have the Additional Director General (Strategic Communications) under him.