About CNAWS
Centre for New Age Warfare Studies is India’s pioneering think-tank dedicated to navigating the complex landscape of 21st-century conflict.
From cyber attacks and information warfare to proxy terror and space-based threats, the nature of warfare is changing, and India must be ready. CNAWS is built to meet that challenge. We bring together strategic thinkers, domain experts, former practitioners, and emerging talent to create research, training, and policy solutions that strengthen India’s ability to anticipate, understand, and respond to hybrid and non-traditional threats.
Our Aim
To advance India’s preparedness for new-age warfare by developing world-class research, training, and policy tools grounded in strategic realities.
Our Vision
To be India’s leading centre of excellence, empowering the nation with strategic foresight, innovative defence solutions, and an agile cadre of next-generation strategic leaders.
Core Research Pillars
Hybrid & Proxy Warfare
Analyzing asymmetric conflicts, non-state insurgencies, cross-border terrorism networks, and urban strikes.
Disruptive Technologies
AI in warfare, autonomous drone swarms, cyber warfare, hypersonic glide vehicles, and electronic warfare dominance.
Maritime Security
Indo-Pacific sea lanes of communication (SLOCs), submarine deterrence, underwater domain awareness, and naval buildup.
Cognitive & Info Warfare
Psychographic operations, synthetic media deepfakes, narrative warfare, and digital radicalization ecosystems.
Economic Coercion
Semiconductor supply chain geopolitics, sanctions statecraft, energy transit security, and critical raw materials.
Strategic Foresight
Long-range conflict forecasting, escalation ladder modelling, nuclear second-strike survivability, and wargaming.