Pakistan’s diplomatic success in Middle East unnerves India, triggers propaganda campaign
Islamabad: Indian print and electronic media have gone into hysterical overdrive, churning non-stop propaganda against Pakistan and its Army ever since the ceasefire breakthrough between US and Iran on April 7-8, 2026.
According to Kashmir Media Service, outlets like The Hindu rushed to publish a hit-piece early on 8th April titled “A Closer look at Gen Asim Munir’s West Asia diplomacy,” smugly claiming Pakistan would not succeed in mediation, that “war is too important to be left to the generals,” and that international stakeholders would have “little use” of Field Marshal Asim Munir.
Yet the very same morning, Pakistan successfully brokered a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran through intense back-channel efforts led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, with negotiations now advancing into Phase Two in Islamabad.
While New Delhi loudly marketed itself as a “net security provider,” its actions during the 2026 Iran war exposed its true face. India’s strategic silence on the initial strikes and targeted assassinations of Iranian leadership was seen across the Global South as tacit endorsement of escalation.
Instead of working for peace, India rushed to elevate ties to a special strategic partnership with Israel in late February 2026 a move that prioritized narrow transactional gains with warmongers over regional stability.
Pakistan, alongside Egypt and Türkiye, delivered the April 8 ceasefire that halted wider war. India was left sulking in the corner, its naval posturing reduced to a paper tiger as it failed to protect even its own maritime interests.
Rather than contributing to de-escalation, New Delhi blocked documentaries, suppressed domestic voices, and acted as a barrier to peace to shield its alignment with destabilizing forces.
The 2026 conflict has clearly shown: when the world needs a responsible actor to prevent war and deliver diplomacy, it turns to Islamabad while New Delhi remains busy managing the fallout of its own failed, partisan diplomacy and burning with heartburn over Pakistan’s rising global relevance.
