By Tariq Khan Tareen

For years, Pakistan has insisted that India is not a victim of terrorism but a chief sponsor of it. Those claims, once dismissed as political rhetoric, are now being validated on the global stage. After the United States designated the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and its suicide wing, the Majeed Brigade, as terrorist entities, Canada has taken an equally consequential step: declaring the Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate a terrorist organization. The move shatters India’s carefully cultivated image as a besieged democracy and exposes its complicity in exporting instability abroad.

The Bishnoi gang is not just another mafia outfit. It has operated across continents, running drug trafficking, arms smuggling, extortion, and contract killings with military-like precision. From inside prison walls, Bishnoi has directed operations spanning Europe, North America, and the Middle East. By outlawing the syndicate, Ottawa has unmasked more than a criminal empire—it has exposed the underworld architecture linked to Indian intelligence.

For decades, South Asian governments have accused India of cultivating proxies to destabilize neighbors while hiding behind a victim narrative. The Bishnoi verdict lends credibility to those warnings. What India once used as a smear tactic against its neighbors has circled back: New Delhi itself is now implicated in the very practices it denounces.

The cases piling up are hard to dismiss. In the United States, federal prosecutors linked Indian intelligence to failed assassination plots against Sikh activists. In Australia, RAW spies were caught stealing sensitive defense information and expelled. In Qatar, eight Indian operatives were convicted for espionage in collaboration with Mossad. These revelations highlight a consistent strategy—India relies on criminals, spies, and gangs to do its bidding, while maintaining plausible deniability.

This is not an isolated trend but a methodical playbook. History shows that states with expansionist ambitions often outsource violence to criminal networks to maintain diplomatic cover. India has mastered this art. The Bishnoi network is just one cog in a machine designed to........

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