Let’s be absolutely clear. Within five minutes of the Phalgam attack, the Indian government and media rushed to blame Pakistan, no investigation, no evidence, just instant finger pointing. And most Indians, whether they are Hindutva extremists or ordinary citizens who claim to oppose religious extremism, expected Pakistan to simply roll over and accept it.
But here’s the hard truth they refuse to face, while they demand Pakistan accept blame, they refuse to acknowledge India’s own involvement in supporting terrorism inside Pakistan. They want Pakistan to swallow the idea that India has the right to kill Pakistani citizens through military action or proxy terrorists, without consequence.
That will never happen. Pakistan will always retaliate.
Whether under a civilian or military government, Pakistan will always respond to Indian aggression, whether that aggression comes directly from the Indian military or through its proxy networks. And let’s be blunt, it doesn’t matter how much money India holds in foreign reserves. Pakistan’s commitment to retaliate is non negotiable and unshakable.
If Pakistan were truly behind Phalgam, you wouldn’t see the Pakistani government navigating diplomatic channels with such confidence, nor would Pakistan be dismantling India’s narrative on international stages so effectively. The reality is, India was hit by its own local Kashmiris, and India has failed spectacularly to provide evidence to the international community, to its own people, or even to arrest the suspects involved.
Think about that, in the most militarized zone on Earth, far from Pakistan’s western border, India couldn’t apprehend a single perpetrator, yet it wants the world to take its blame game seriously.
The bottom line? Indians, whether Hindutva or not, have consciously or subconsciously internalized the narratives fed to them by godi media and their government. And until they break free from that bubble, they will keep missing the hard reality staring them in the face.
