{"id":184501,"date":"2025-09-28T14:26:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T09:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=184501"},"modified":"2025-09-28T14:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T09:26:43","slug":"india-resorts-to-foreign-hand-narrative-to-deflect-blame-amid-ladakh-unrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2025\/09\/28\/india-resorts-to-foreign-hand-narrative-to-deflect-blame-amid-ladakh-unrest.html","title":{"rendered":"India resorts to \u2018foreign hand\u2019 narrative to deflect blame amid Ladakh unrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Leh: India has once again fallen back on its notorious \u201cforeign hand\u201d rhetoric to deflect attention from the mass protests and growing unrest in Ladakh, following the arrest of prominent environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, Ladakh\u2019s police chief S.D. Singh Jamwal alleged that a foreign \u201cintelligence officer\u201d had been arrested for \u201clinks\u201d with Wangchuk, and further claimed that his participation in a climate conference organized by Dawn in Pakistan as well as visits to Bangladesh were being probed for so-called foreign funding connections.<\/p>\n

Political observers said such accusations are part of New Delhi\u2019s routine blame game. They pointed out that whenever public anger boils over in occupied territories, Delhi blames external actors instead of acknowledging the genuine grievances of local populations.<\/p>\n

Analysts recalled that during \u201cOperation Sindoor\u201d earlier this year, India falsely dragged in China, Turkey and Azerbaijan to justify its propaganda, while this time Ladakh\u2019s peaceful protests are being painted as a Pakistani plot. Reports also noted that Indian officials and media floated unverified claims of Chinese troop movements near the LAC\u2014an attempt to manufacture war hysteria and divert focus from the civilian killings, curfew, and heavy militarization in Leh.<\/p>\n

They said branding Sonam Wangchuk\u2014a respected environmentalist who has led peaceful hunger strikes for Ladakh\u2019s rights\u2014as a \u201cforeign agent\u201d is part of Delhi\u2019s smear tactics against voices of dissent. \u201cAttending a climate conference in Pakistan or advocating for the fragile Himalayan environment is not a crime,\u201d an activist remarked, adding that in Modi\u2019s India even climate advocacy is criminalized as conspiracy.<\/p>\n

Observers maintained that the \u201cforeign hand\u201d narrative only strips Ladakhis and Kashmiris of their agency while covering up New Delhi\u2019s own repression. They added that India\u2019s reliance on distraction politics exposes its fear of the truth: Ladakhis feel deeply betrayed by Delhi\u2019s broken promises and heavy-handed approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leh: India has once again fallen back on its notorious \u201cforeign hand\u201d rhetoric to deflect attention from the mass protests and growing unrest in Ladakh, following the arrest of prominent environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk. According to Kashmir Media Service, Ladakh\u2019s police chief S.D. Singh Jamwal alleged that a foreign \u201cintelligence officer\u201d had been arrested for \u201clinks\u201d …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":184298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-184501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t