SERANGAN SIBER PADA ISIDEN POWER GRID TAHUN 2020 DAN DAMPAKNYA TERHADAP HUBUNGAN INDIA-TIONGKOK

Abstract

This paper aims to explain the case of cyberattacks that occurred in Mumbai in 2020 and their impact on the dynamics of bilateral relations between India and China. The attack allegedly involving foreign-affiliated cyber actors demonstrated the vulnerability of India's critical infrastructure and marked an escalation of non-traditional forms of conflict in the South Asian region. India, as one of the countries with a rapidly growing digital system, is also one of the countries in South Asia most frequently targeted by cyberattacks with political, economic, or strategic motives. On the other hand, China is often associated as a state actor with sophisticated cyber capabilities and a strategy of power projection through digital domination. The already existing geopolitical tensions between the two countries over border disputes and regional rivalries are further complicated by the increasingly prominent cyber dimension. Through an analytical approach to the Mumbai incident and the regional strategic context this paper seeks to understand how cyberattacks have become a new tool in the contestation of power between India and China.