Abstract
Hybrid Schwerpunkt reframes conflict from ‘massed force to timed convergence’, where information pressure, cyber disruption and calibrated coercion stack, at a decisive moment, to break an opponent’s will. For India, this threat is no theory; both China and Pakistan already blend grey-zone manoeuvres, narrative shaping, digital intrusion and proxy leverage to bend India’s decision cycles. This assessment maps the capability gaps that limit India’s ability to counter such tempo-driven coercion: fragmented information response, shallow cyber resilience, slow grey-zone posture, economic exposure, internal vulnerability and incomplete jointness. Closing these gaps is essential for building a counter-hybrid Schwerpunkt posture.
Keywords: Hybrid Schwerpunkt, India, Capability Gaps, Grey Zone, Cyber Resilience, Synergy
