As the political temperature continued to rise in the last week, predictions about what may happen within a day or two or three started to make rounds. Among the news that I received last week was an image (probably a screenshot from a websites or countless Instagram posts) showing jets, the Indian Prime Minister, and text about war games, military exercises, alongside breaking news (that I had not seen anywhere else) about the alliance of nations against Pakistan, and a global conspiracy against the country. Apart from the fact that there were obvious telltale signs suggesting that this was a rushed job (stock images, grammatical errors) rather than an actual story, there was no source listed. I have gotten quite good at ignoring such texts on my phone, except there was a problem this time. This one came from someone who is an internationally recognised scholar and researcher, well versed in research and research methods. The person has published widely........

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