Thread by @sunandavashisht

Seeing lot of anguished tweets about international media portals carrying Pakistani propaganda verbatim on Kashmir. This is nothing new and nothing to be anguished about. However it is important to understand why this is happening.

Pakistan is a terrorist state. They use terror as state policy and this is not hidden from anybody. Jaish, Hizbul, Lashkar, Harkat And many more are operating on Pakistani soil with impunity. Osama Bin Laden After 9/11 found refuge only in Pakistan.

Pakistan has threatened a 1000 year war against India. There is tons of evidence ( much of it unearthed by USA BTW) that Pakistan is arming and training insurgents in Kashmir valley. Their other neighbor, Afghanistan has repeatedly said Pakistan is sponsoring terror

Pakistan is a theocratic state and their treatment towards minorities is well known. The numbers of minorities are dwindling fast and one only needs to ask Hazaras, Ahmediyas and Shias. One is not even talking about Hindus and Christians who have been nearly wiped out

Pakistan’s commitment to democracy is for the world to see. Army controls the State and ‘selected’ politicians are just a mask. Do Western journalists not know all this? Of course they do. Then why does this not reflect in their coverage and writing.

Why has no Western journalist written that by removing Art 370, Indian State has given MORE rights to Kashmiris & not curtailed them. Why has no Western journalist written that India pours truckloads of money in Kashmir for development and local leadership promptly siphons it off

Why has no Western journalist written that despite siphoning off tons of money by local elected leaders, Kashmir valley is more developed than PoK. Why has no Western journalist traveled to PoK and Gilgit/Baltistan And looked at the condition of ordinary people there?

There is communication blockade. Sure. But is there any major shortage of food? If NYT and BBC feel cellphone is more important than loaf of bread then how can one treat their ‘first world problems’ ? There is no violence on the streets, GOI is committed to restoring normalcy

Communication clampdown is temporary to prevent violence, detention of elected leaders is temporary because they will needlessly cause trouble to stay relevant. Instead they can now think of how to reinvent themselves and their politics.

BTW, if these elected leaders are so popular then why are their supporters not on streets defying Indian authority? Instead local clashes that we see are more because people want phones to be restored and not for these discredited leaders.

Why has no Western journalist traveled to Ladakh or Jammu? Why has no Western journalist spoken to those whose lives were destroyed by abomination called Article 370? Or to minorities that were driven away from the valley.

The answer is simple - Western Media is hinduphobic And are blatantly displaying their hinduphobia in their writing. Somehow word of Islamist terror state is more credible than the voice of vibrant democracy that is committed to the welfare of all its citizens.

Every time you see agenda laden commentary of Western media, ask them this : What was the percentage of minorities in both countries in 1947 and what is the percentage now? If they answer that question truthfully then we can talk further.