Zukhruf Amin

By actively managing the global perception, Pakistan can articulate its security concerns, highlight its commitment to responsible nuclear practices, and defend its right to maintain credible deterrence.

Pakistan has been drawing attention to the human rights situation in the region, India is attempting to counter Pakistan’s narrative on Jammu and Kashmir, projecting a sense of normalcy through the Summit.

India seems to be using the Summit to enhance its soft power and position itself as a leader of the Global South. Moreover, the Summit is being utilized for domestic political benefits.

Amnesty International highlighted that since the revocation of IIOJK’s special status, there have been 60 incidents of human rights abuses where human rights defenders and journalists were illegally detained.

By institutionalizing the demographic changes, it is feared that Muslims will be disempowered by the local legislatures, which will ultimately reinforce Hindu majoritarianism.

For some human rights activists, officials of Meta are too close to BJP. The business prospects between the two are significant. So, the company’s relationship with BJP is in contrast to the former objective of removing hate speech from its platforms.

There have been disturbing developments in India over the past few weeks, indicating that India is on the path of going through a major change that will transform society permanently. It will have a long-term impact and the brunt would be faced by the minorities,

Under Narendra Modi’s regime, identity-based politics is causing increased polarization in the Indian pluralistic and secular society. His hyper-nationalist policies have already given rise to a conflicting situation within the Indian social fabric.