Few have addressed the question of how Cyber Warfare (CW) and Electronic Warfare (EW) capabilities intersect in the conduct of land operations by the Indian Army (IA) and China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA). This paper explores the effects of CW and EW on the two armies’ land operations. It examines the complementarities, similarities and differences between cyber warfare and electronic warfare, and how their relationship has long been recognised by strategic studies experts.