For too long, the global narrative on South Asia has been shaped by one voice — India’s. Backed by a relentless media blitz and slick diplomacy, New Delhi has successfully played the victim while routinely engaging in coercion, misinformation, and warmongering. But Pakistan is no longer playing along.
The recent developments surrounding the Indus Waters Treaty and the Pahalgam incident once again expose India’s two-faced diplomacy. Despite offering no credible proof, Indian media instantly pinned the blame on Pakistan. This is not new — every incident on Indian soil becomes a trigger for Islamabad-bashing, often timed with internal failures or elections.
But Pakistan, this time, responded with a strategic maturity rarely acknowledged by the West. The convening of the National Security Committee — with joint civil-military leadership — signaled a calm, coordinated, and sovereign response. No knee-jerk reactions. Just facts, decisions, and action.
India thrives on narrative warfare. Its global image as the “world’s largest democracy” is carefully curated, even as it silences dissent, jails journalists, and occupies Kashmir with impunity. Pakistan, on the other hand, has started shedding its reactive posture and taken initiative — shutting down airspace, reducing Indian diplomatic presence, and calling out Indian lies at global forums.
The world must now ask: Who is truly destabilizing the region? A country that hosts war criminals as prime ministers and weaponizes propaganda against neighbors, or the one that upholds treaties even after wars?
The answer is obvious to those willing to see beyond the façade.
