From planes hijacking to Mumbai, Pulwama attacks: Falsehood remains India’s statecraft

Be it an incident of plane hijacking, attacks on the Indian parliament, Mumbai or Pulwama or Uri, India always used falsehood as statecraft to malign Pakistan, make political gains and above all divert focus from economic meltdown, insurgencies and religious bigotry at home.

The Indian establishment articulately constructs and cultivates anti-Pakistan narratives to distract the attention of international and local media from serious domestic challenges, including widespread demonstrations and tensions between ethnic groups.

From the alleged disintegration of Pakistan to its enlisting on the FATF grey list, the Indian political and intelligence leadership has always claimed to have played their role, which was based on fake propaganda and disinformation campaigns.

The drama of the Indian Parliament attack in 2001 was not the first time New Delhi had used a false flag operation to execute its hidden agenda against Pakistan.

The Indian blatant propaganda was badly exposed when The Wire news agency disclosed WhatsApp chats between Indian anchorperson Arnab Goswami, and former CEO of the rating agency Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Partho Dasgupta….

Read the full story at the express tribune website.