The battle of perception has intensified. Each country is reacting to Operation Sindoor in its own way.
China and the major Muslim countries, supposedly close to Pakistan, have refrained from publicly supporting it. Surprisingly, the United States and the United Kingdom have not been very supportive of India in their responses, though France and Japan have made encouraging statements.
Having the truth on our side is not enough in a situation when Pakistan has unleashed a propaganda war. For example, it is imperative to convince the world that India conducted nine precision strikes without hurting civilians, and facing much resistance from Pakistani interceptors. This is not easy because global media networks are giving prominence to the Pakistani narrative.
It is equally important to reach out to the Pakistani public with the message that India’s target is restricted to terror groups and a couple of self-serving military top brass, including General Asim Munir and Asim Malik, the head of Inter-state Intelligence agency (ISI), who allegedly plotted the Pahalgam massacre. Malik was promoted to the rank of National Security Advisor on 1 May.