{"id":196191,"date":"2026-03-05T19:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=196191"},"modified":"2026-03-05T21:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:08:44","slug":"india-using-state-media-for-anti-pakistan-cyber-propaganda-amplifying-terror-narratives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/03\/05\/india-using-state-media-for-anti-pakistan-cyber-propaganda-amplifying-terror-narratives.html","title":{"rendered":"India using state media for anti-Pakistan cyber propaganda, amplifying terror narratives"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Islamabad:A report has raised serious concerns over India\u2019s state-backed cyber propaganda, stating that New Delhi is using its government-controlled media platforms to promote narratives that undermine Pakistan\u2019s sovereignty and amplify the messaging of banned terrorist groups. The report specifically cites the role of the state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) and its verified social media account in disseminating such content.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, evidence cited in the report states that AIR operates as part of Prasar Bharati under the direct oversight of the Indian government. Its social media operations, including the @airnewsalerts handle, are managed by a dedicated Social Media Cell established in 2013 to disseminate official narratives, making any content posted attributable to the Indian state rather than independent journalism.<\/p>\n

The report says that the @airnewsalerts handle has repeatedly amplified the activities of the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in a manner portraying the group as \u201cfreedom fighters\u201d rather than a designated terrorist organization. It cites an example from January 31, 2026, when AIR reported the BLA\u2019s announcement of the \u201csecond phase of Operation Herof\u201d as a \u201cdeclaration of decisive resistance\u201d against an \u201coccupying state,\u201d language the report says frames terrorist attacks as heroic acts of liberation. This language, the report said, validates BLA\u2019s intent and agenda, echoing separatist propaganda.<\/p>\n

The report further says that similar posts highlight BLA claims of coordinated attacks across Balochistan without condemnation and often alongside allegations of Pakistani \u201catrocities,\u201d which it says builds sympathy for the terrorist group. It further states that AIR\u2019s coverage consistently focuses on alleged human rights abuses by Pakistani forces while highlighting protests by groups such as the Free Balochistan Movement and the Baloch Yakjehti Committee as demands for \u201cjustice,\u201d providing what the report terms a cyber propaganda platform for violent non-state actors like the BLA.<\/p>\n

The report also notes that the BLA is internationally recognized as a terrorist entity, designated as such by Pakistan since 2006, the United States (as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist in 2019 and Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2025), the United Kingdom, the European Union, China, and Iran.<\/p>\n

It concludes that as a state-owned broadcaster under India\u2019s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, AIR\u2019s actions reflect official policy and provide a platform to proscribed terrorist groups such as the BLA, which the report says not only legitimizes violent separatism but also facilitates terrorist networks, amounting to clear violations of multiple international legal obligations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Islamabad:A report has raised serious concerns over India\u2019s state-backed cyber propaganda, stating that New Delhi is using its government-controlled media platforms to promote narratives that undermine Pakistan\u2019s sovereignty and amplify the messaging of banned terrorist groups. The report specifically cites the role of the state-run broadcaster All India Radio (AIR) and its verified social media …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":168805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/assests\/2025\/02\/indian-agent.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196191"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196200,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196191\/revisions\/196200"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/168805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}