I have repeatedly noticed that whenever I post about Kashmir on Facebook, I receive6 a notification saying that my content has been restricted in India under local law. At first, I thought it might be an isolated incident. It was not.

The latest example was particularly revealing. I posted about the Punjab government’s donation of green buses to Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Shortly afterwards, Facebook informed me that the post had been blocked in India under Indian law. A post about public transport was considered sensitive simply because it referred to Kashmir.

This raises an important question. How has India developed a system under which global social media companies enforce its domestic legal sensitivities? More importantly, why has Pakistan failed to secure similar recognition for its own legitimate concerns?

Pakistani officials have recently spoken about coordinated online campaigns originating from India against Pakistan and its state institutions. Reports have also surfaced claiming that writers and commentators have been offered substantial payments to produce content targeting Pakistan. Whether through disinformation networks or coordinated influence campaigns, the digital battlefield is no longer a matter of speculation.

The real question is not what India is doing. We all know Indian dirty game very well. The real question........

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