Can India go behind enemy lines to target Hafeez Saeed and Dawood Ibrahim?

In 2011, American Special Forces conducted a covert operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan to take down their most wanted man, Osama Bin Laden.

There are speculations that India- under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi- may carryout similar strikes targeting Jamat ud-Dawah
Chief Hafiz Sayeed and Dawood Ibrahim.

Newly appointed National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is known for his support for surgical strikes to target anti-India elements inside Pakistani territory. Even the PM has advocated the use of force across the border, at least once.

In the run up to the Lok Sabha polls, in an interview to a leading newspaper, Modi had indicated that he may opt for a ‘covert strikes’ if he comes to power.

When asked to elaborate, Modi replied, “Did US conduct a press conference before carrying out Abbottabad strikes? Giving an indication that a covert military strikes in the lines of US Navy SEALs operation in Abbottabad might well be on his mind.

In an article, written in 2012 by Ajit Doval, the NSA spoke about the importance of covet action. “A low cost sustainable offensive with high deniability aimed to bleed the enemy to submission,” wrote Doval. According to Doval, surgical strikes, curbing infiltration and taking the terrorists face-on are far more advantageous than conventional war, which are
expensive and risk-prone.

Post 26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks, the two serving chiefs declared that the Indian military had the capabilities to carry out a US style commando raid and Islamabad warning of dire consequences. Indian Air Force had proposed to bomb terror hideouts inside Pakistani territory. The government
turned down the proposal.

To sanction a covert operation outside Indian territory- a political consensus needs to be achieved along with a full-proof military and intelligence plan.

Last year, a news report published in the Hindustan Times had indicated that Indian Armed Forces may have carried out covet operation in the Pakistani territory.

The military intelligence unit set up by former Army Chief General VK Singh may have been involved in sensitive covert operations in Pakistan and was even on the trail of 26/11 mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, the reports said.

The Technical Service Division (TDS) was set up after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks on a defence ministry directive asking for the creation of covert capability. The TSD was raised as a strategic force multiplier for preparing, planning and executing special operations “inside depth areas of countries
of interest and countering enemy efforts within the country by effective covert means.

The objective of TSD was defined as – “The proposed organization (TSD) will enable the military intelligence directorate to provide a quick response
to any act of state-sponsored terrorism with a high degree of deniability. Its task was to carry out special missions and “cover any tracks leading to the organisation”.

It was eventually disbanded after reports surfaces that the unit has spied on ministry officials through off-the-air interceptors.
It is believed that the unit carried out several covet military operations within and outside Indian territory- such as Op Rehbar 1, 2 and 3 (in Kashmir), Op Seven Sisters (Northeast) and Op Deep Strike (Pakistan).

Carrying out a successful covet operation will not be a walk in the park. India will have to revamp its intelligence, political and military structure before adopting the policy of surgical strikes behind enemy lines. India is yet to establish a unified Command Center. The nuclear ability of its neighbours (Pakistan and China) and its not-so-robust military and intelligence setup have proved to be a major road block.

Few years back, a senior Israeli security official in India was asked what was needed to mimic his country’s success in targeted operations.
He replied, “It all boils down to political will. If you send soldiers to hunt down one man, they must know that they will be supported by their government irrespective if elections happen, prime ministers change. If that isn’t there, then it can never happen.

Sony releases Faces of Morpheus video, shows people going crazy at the VR experience

To get an idea of how immersive the VR game experience can be using Project Morpheus on PS4, Sony's put together a video showcasing user reactions to the virtual reality headset.

Demos at E3 included The Deep, EVE Valkyrie and Street Luge, leaving some of those trying out the technology amazed to the point that they felt the need to start shouting.
Check out Sony's 'Face of Morpheus' video below.

We're not doubting that VR is impressive, but we have a feeling Sony chose to feature people who reacted in an over-the-top manner.

'Project Cyber:' A Sports Game Built By Fans

Social media has made it easier than ever for fans to correspond with game developers, and Spearhead Games has taken this idea to its logical extreme with "Project Cyber." On its surface, "Project Cyber" is a simple multiplayer sports game, but it sets itself apart by letting fans make some of its most important design decisions.

Tom's Guide had a chance to play "Project Cyber" at PAX East 2014. The game is currently in a pre-alpha state, and although what's there is simple, it's completely playable. Players split intoteams of three and compete to score goals in something approximating a futuristic soccer field. Each player controls a unique character class, which can help either drive a hexagonal projectile toward the enemy goal, or prevent it from going into yours.

Right now, the game has only three classes: a goalie, a midfielder and a striker. We took control of the midfielder: a silver-haired woman with the power to either bump the projectile or send it bouncing around the edges of the arena. By coordinating with our teammates, we kept control of the projectile while our goalie threw up an energy shield whenever it got too close and our striker sent it careening across vast distances.

A representative from Spearhead told us that the company envisions "Project Cyber" as a soccer-based multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA), like a shorter version of "League of Legends." Spearhead will design a whole roster of heroes to control, letting players fine-tune their teams and try out innovative teamwork strategies.

"Project Cyber" is a fun enough little game, but what makes it interesting is its development process, which has been opened up to the public via online streaming site Twitch. You can tune in during working hours to see the developers create character models and implement code.

More importantly, each weekday at 7 PM ET, Spearhead meets with its community via the Twitch stream. Here, they have discussed everything from character design to what kind ofbusiness model the game will eventually embrace (Spearhead envisions the game as free-to-play; fans may well convince them otherwise). In theory, the end result will be a game that fans dreamed of, implemented by talented designers and artists.
At present, Spearhead believes it has developed about half of the assets necessary for "Project Cyber" to enter its alpha phase of development in June. Anything past that, from price to final release date, will require input from the nascent game's community.