Borders ought not to bleed.

What if the largest secular and federal state, proclaimed to be a flag-bearer of liberal democracy-having the seventh largest landmass, the fifth largest economy and 70 percent literacy rate-resorts to a negative, regionally intriguing, internationally unlawful and globally dangerous course? What if it falsely propagates against countries it has differences with, just to achieve its vested designs? This country is none but India. Yes, the international community has been embarrassed by the republic of India.

The recent unearthing of 'Indian Chronicles' by the EU Disinformation Lab is an unacceptable and irresponsible act of the Indian national security and external affairs setup. Ongoing since 2005, the vindictive campaign of disinformation has a network of over 500 fake media outlets and a multitude of think-tanks, given legitimacy and support by Asian News International (ANI); the campaign is aimed at maligning and discrediting both Pakistan and China. The EU disinformation lab discovered at least 13 occasions when ANI published anti-Pakistan and anti-China content attributing to Members of European Parliament (MEPs). This fake network has been targeting the world community and decision-makers at the UN and EU for Indian designs.

Though the EU report dissociates it with the Indian government, yet the beneficiary is only India. 'Indian Chronicles' succeeded well in pricking the mutual trust of the global family of nation-states. In 2019, the researchers uncovered 265 pro-Indian sites operating across 65 countries, and traced back to a Delhi-based Indian holding company, the Srivastava Group (SG). Direct links and collusions between SG and a number of UN-accredited NGOs, such as United Schools International (USI) and the Amsterdam-based think-tank called the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) are alarming.

In modern history, WW-I sensationalised the influence, strength and accomplishments of propaganda. Both fascism and communism in the post-war era remained the axis of powerful and radical propaganda. They wanted hunting maximising their power and territory beyond their own legitimate national borders using propaganda. Today we see the Indian PM steering his country with the same fascist creed-fascism transformed to Modism. On the subject of 'Indian Chronicles', New Delhi is mute to questions raised by the EU, international NGOs and reputed media houses.

Ironically, the world has been drifting towards India being the...