WhatsApp lessons from Iran, Israel & US — Apps as killer instruments of statecraft   

As digital technology becomes increasingly entwined with statecraft, digital products have emerged as the new frontline of global influence and regime disruption. Everyday apps—once tools of convenience—are now capable of empowering states, transforming into instruments of surveillance, persuasion, and geopolitical leverage, observe Corporate Advisor and Independent Board Director Srinath Sridharan and DeepStrat Co-Founder and CTO Anand Venkatanarayanan.

In the 21st century, the architecture of power is not just based on the size of a nation…