*NEW DELHI – Indian Army former General Panang has said, *I would say inthe last 60 hours, we have lost the perception battle, hands down.

There is certainly an information warfare going on. And as things are, Ithink India has been losing the perception battle.

They have briefed the public via media in detail; they have laid out whatthey want. After the conflict that took place at around 10:20 am yesterday,he had tweeted by mid-day and at 1:30 pm there was a detailed pressconference.

We were being informed about what had happened by the DGISPR in Pakistanrather than our own spokesperson.

I would say that in 1971, 48 years ago, public relations department of theMinistry of Defense was regularly briefing defense correspondents and someof them were attached to units at the front line.

It was much better managed. During the Kargil war, the armed forces hadset up a formal information warfare cell headed by a Major. And he kepteverybody informed, regular briefings were being held.

Here, we were happy to announce that the country must run and business asusual was declared. Once you have embarked on a strategy, you must have allother things in place.

I would say in the last 60 hours, we have lost the perception battle, handsdown.