Denial as Strategy: What the NCRI Report Reveals About Pakistan’s Terror and Disinformation Nexus
Dr. Jai G. Bansal · 04/17/2026 - The NCRI report documents how the Pahalgam terrorist attack was followed by a coordinated disinformation campaign that framed the violence as a false flag operation, shifting focus from perpetrators to denial and narrative manipulation.
- Pakistan’s use of militant proxies is shown to be inseparable from an information warfare apparatus that includes state-led narrative seeding, diplomatic denial, and media amplification designed to obscure responsibility.
- The report details how false-flag claims were rapidly scaled through coordinated inauthentic behavior, including bot networks, hashtag manipulation, and synchronized engagement spikes across social media platforms.
- It highlights a significant escalation in technique through the use of generative AI–produced visual propaganda and the laundering of denial narratives via Western influencers with large global audiences.
- The findings demonstrate that modern cross-border terrorism is sustained not only through violence, but through systematic disinformation that delays accountability, polarizes diaspora communities, and undermines international consensus.
Dr. Jai G. Bansal
Dr. Jai Bansal is a retired scientist, currently serving as the VP Education for the Vishwa Hindu Parishad America (VHPA)
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