PK Mallick, VSM (Retd) was commissioned in the Corps of Signals of Indian Army. The officer is interested in Cyber Warfare, Electronic Warfare, SIGINT, Communications, Technology and Strategic Affairs. His last posting before retirement was Senior Directing Staff (Army) at National Defence College, New Delhi. A prolific writer, the General officer, has written a large number of papers in different peer-reviewed journals and delivered talks at various CAT ‘A’ establishments, think tanks and industries. He runs two popular websites on strategic affairs @https://strategicstudyindia.com and https://indianstrategicknowledgeonline.com