6 dimensions. Military forces will be identified, rehearsed and equipped for such contingencies. In a given contingency, should the Sub Conventional threat escalate, the Indian Army will also remain prepared for punitive response against all threats in this domain with all security agencies.  Non-Contact and Hybrid Warfare. Non-Contact and Hybrid domains of conflict are now being integrated into the conventional and sub conventional realms and could be non-declaratory and nonattributable in its execution, a characteristic of Grey Zone Warfare that needs to be catered for.  The Indian Army will enhance capabilities to address the challenges of non-contact domains of conflict viz cyber, space and information as a component of our National strategy for noncontact warfare to cause unaffordable losses to potential adversaries.  Due to increased threat of hybrid warfare, the Indian Army will prosecute operations with designated forces, equipped and mandated to effect attacks/ retaliation in the Information Warfare (IW) domain. Adequate capabilities will be developed to dominate the hybrid warfare environment, both along our Northern and Western borders and in dealing with internal security, in coordination with earmarked services and agencies.  Military Operations Other Than War (MOOTW). The Indian Army will continue to meet its other secondary obligations like Aid to Civil Authorities, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Internal Security Duties, Nation Building, UN Peace Keeping Operations and Out of Area Contingency (OOAC) tasks, including assistance to Friendly Foreign Countries (FFCs) and assistance in ‘Non Combatant Evacuation Procedures’.  Enhancing Domestic Defence Capability. The Indian Army will integrate with defence research, public sector units and civil industries to develop systems, ideas and concepts, in fielding of latest weapons and equipment to provide impetus to domestic defence production.

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