India, May 3 -- On 22 April 2025, a brutal terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, left 26 civilians dead, many of them tourists. Indian authorities have attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba and its affiliated groups, allegedly operating from Pakistani soil. Pakistan, as expected, denied any involvement. The diplomatic fallout has been swift and severe, with both nuclear-armed neighbours on high alert.

While the threat of conventional warfare continues to loom, the evolving nature of conflict suggests that the next front may not lie across borders, but in cyberspace. As terror outfits rely increasingly on digital tools for coordination and radicalisation, India and Pakistan are already locked in a silent, escalating technologic...