Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political strategy, which involvesaccusing Pakistan of supporting terrorism in India to garner electoralsupport, has once again come into the spotlight. Recent incidents haveraised concerns about potential false flag operations aimed at divertingattention and achieving political objectives.
On September 16, reports from Indian media emerged, revealing that aconfrontation with “terrorists” in the Uri sector of Baramulla had resultedin the deaths of several Indian Army officers and soldiers. Just daysearlier, on September 12, news of a similar alleged operation by Indianforces in Anantnag had surfaced.
Critics have used the term “false flag operation” to describe what theyclaim is a deliberate effort by India to divert global attention away fromongoing human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu andKashmir (IIOJK) by falsely accusing Pakistan of supporting terrorism.
It is suggested that in anticipation of upcoming Indian elections, the Modigovernment may be willing to sacrifice both citizens and militarypersonnel. Some allege that India might be seeking to replicate an incidentsimilar to the Pulwama attack for its own political gains, citing variousreports and audio/video evidence from international media outlets thatsuggest Indian involvement in activities along the Line of Control tofurther political ambitions.
Sources argue that creating a war hysteria through false encounters andfabricated news has become a recurring pattern for the Modi government.Evidence from Indian media has also been cited to support claims that thegovernment is attempting to terminate the ceasefire agreement on the Lineof Control.
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As the government faces criticism for its handling of growing unrest inRajouri and Anantnag, it is suggested that India is attempting to deflectblame onto Pakistan. The recent killing of five Indian soldiers in theRajouri sector of Occupied Jammu and Kashmir has been viewed as anotherattempt by Modi to enhance his political image by using the sacrifices ofhis own soldiers. Critics argue that India’s continuous ceasefireviolations aim to maintain a state of war on the Line of Control and divertattention from internal problems.
Contrary to government claims, images and videos from residents living nearthe Line of Control have contradicted the official narrative. According tothese residents, there has been no firing or military operations on eitherside of the Line of Control, and the region remains calm.
Indian analysts are also questioning why Modi would be celebrating if theborder situation were genuinely dire and Indian soldiers were losing theirlives. Critics suggest that Modi’s government has a history of usingsimilar tactics to achieve political goals before elections, includingmaking false terrorism accusations against Pakistan and then taking creditfor eliminating supposed terrorists