In the wake of Operation Sindoor, India’s precision strike against cross-border terrorist camps in Pakistan, a disturbing counteroffensive has emerged — not on the battlefield, but in the information domain. The recent statement by Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) — disguised as a call for peace — reveals a deeper, coordinated attempt to delegitimise India’s national security concerns. On the parallel, certain social media influencers and public figures have echoed narratives that align more with Islamabad’s propaganda machinery than with India’s democratic discourse.

Convergence of disinformation, ideological proxies and cognitive warfare by deftly manipulating freedom of speech calls for deep dive analysis.

Operation Sindoor was launched in response to the brutal killing of 26 Indian civilians by Pakistan-backed jihadi groups in Pahalgam. Indian Armed Forces counter-terror operation — based on actionable intelligence — neutralised multiple terror hideouts along the Line of Control (LoC) and deep into Pakistan.

Even before the word was out on the operation, a parallel battlefront opened in the digital sphere. Assorted Left extremists who have lost the plot and support of people re-grouped under CPI(ML) had the gumption to cynically talk about “war mongering," “mock drills," and “jingoism" instead of outright condemnation of terrorists, their backers and handlers.

Deliberate attempt has been made by CPI-ML to shift focus away from campaign against........

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