Modi Government’s Anti-Pakistan Narrative Challenged by Indian Analyst

New Delhi: Claims of an alleged anti-Pakistan narrative and false-flag operations promoted by the Indian government and media have come under criticism from within India, with analysts and journalists challenging New Delhi’s claims regarding alleged operations in occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Senior Indian journalist and editor of The Principal India, Ajai Shukla, has criticized the Modi government’s strategy, alleging that state institutions, including intelligence agencies, the judiciary and the military, are being used for political objectives. He claimed that Pakistan had been blamed without sufficient evidence for several incidents, including Pulwama, Pahalgam and Pathankot, to gain political advantage.

According to Shukla, claims surrounding the Pahalgam incident also included allegations of fabricated encounters rather than a substantive parliamentary debate. He further alleged that a narrative was created around the reported killing of a former Pakistani SSG commando in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, arguing that India faced international scrutiny because, in his view, New Delhi had not presented concrete evidence to substantiate its claims.

The Indian journalist also alleged that such operations were being carried out under the supervision of National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and that Indian media outlets were promoting narratives based on these claims.

Analysts cited in the report said that sections of the Indian public are increasingly scrutinizing what they describe as the political use of military institutions and government narratives. The allegations and interpretations presented by the journalist and analysts remain contested.