Author: Dr Sara Fatima

Indian media’s portrayal of Pakistan-Turkey ties as a “deadly alliance” reflects sensationalism, not strategic analysis. Geeta Mohan’s rhetoric exemplifies how mainstream journalism is becoming a tool for Hindutva-driven foreign policy. Media-fueled paranoia contributes to a hyper-nationalist public discourse that equates diplomacy with weakness. Pakistan’s strategic ties with Turkey and China are rooted in pragmatism, not religious ideology or revisionist ambitions. The framing of Muslim-majority alliances as security threats reveals an undercurrent of Islamophobia in Indian media discourse. Diaspora communities risk absorbing this hostility, exporting Hindutva-driven paranoia into multicultural societies abroad. In a volatile subcontinent already brimming with historic grievances and…

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