Phase IFoundation
Background
Overview
UPSC focuses on contemporary threats to national security, internal security, and international relations. The weaponization of technology for information warfare and its impact on democratic stability and sovereignty is a critical area of study.
In the digital age, information space has become a new frontline for global warfare, where adversarial nation-states and non-state actors weaponize AI-generated disinformation, deepfakes, and algorithmic manipulation to destabilize democracies and undermine national sovereignty. This poses a direct threat to a nation's ability to maintain a shared epistemic foundation and social cohesion.