When Indian defense journalist Shiv Aroor long considered a mouthpiece of the Modi establishment takes to social media to criticize America for welcoming Pakistan’s military leadership, it signals more than mere frustration. It is a confession. A confession that India, despite all its diplomatic bluster, media noise, and international posturing, has failed to isolate Pakistan.
For years, New Delhi has invested billions into a narrative war branding Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, lobbying Western capitals, and weaponizing its diaspora to manufacture global pressure. Yet here we are, in 2025, with the U.S. Central Command calling Pakistan a “key strategic partner” and hosting its military chief in Washington. The result? A tweet. A meltdown. An emotional outburst from one of India’s most vocal defense journalists.
Shiv Aroor’s tweet wasn’t just a statement. It was a strategic scream loud, desperate, and revealing. He bemoaned the fact that, just weeks after the deaths of 26 Indians (a tragedy India attempted to pin squarely on Pakistan), Washington still chose engagement with Rawalpindi. That’s not a betrayal of India that’s a reality check for Delhi.
And it’s not just the defense press unraveling. Even Bollywood actor and social commentator Prakash Raj publicly lashed out at Narendra Modi, calling him “useless, shameless, heartless, and blind.” When voices from India’s own entertainment and media sectors question their leadership and foreign policy, it reflects a deeper rot: India is breaking from within, while projecting illusions abroad.
Compare this to Pakistan’s approach. No tantrums, no Twitter rants, no celebrity outrage. The state speaks through channels, not chaos. Its foreign office, armed forces, and strategic institutions remain measured and diplomatic, even as Islamabad earns global credibility not by begging for it, but by deserving it.
This moment reveals India’s dual failure: diplomatically, it could not stop Pakistan’s re engagement with the U.S.; psychologically, it has collapsed under the weight of its own expectations. For a country that once labeled the U.S. its “natural ally” and “strategic soulmate,” to now accuse the same America of hypocrisy only exposes the hollowness of its foreign policy.
Pakistan, meanwhile, stands vindicated. Decades of resilience, strategic patience, and institutional discipline are finally bearing fruit. The world is listening not to the noise of Indian anchors, but to the clarity of Pakistan’s position.
India’s narrative machine, once roaring with anti Pakistan venom, now stutters in disbelief. Shiv Aroor’s tweet wasn’t a question for America it was a cry of helplessness. A sign that India’s war of perception is being lost.
Not in New York.
Not in London.
But in New Delhi where even its own voices no longer believe the script.
