New Delhi has mastered the art of deception and conspiracy under the watch of the Modi regime. While portraying India as a democratic country, the BJP regime is deeply involved in spreading terrorism in neighbouring countries using its intelligence agencies.
For long, Pakistan has been raising the issue of Indian sponsorship to banned terrorist groups Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), designated at the state level as Fitna-e-Khawarij (FAK) and Fitna-e-Hindustan (FAH) respectively. Latest proofs have emerged from Bangladesh, where National Security Intelligence (NSI) has unearthed a sinister terrorism plan being undertaken by India’s intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW).
Ominous plot encompasses the recruitment of Bengali nationals for terrorist activities inside Pakistan. According to reports, RAW has been covertly enlisting Bangladeshi citizens into Fitna-al-Khawarij (FAK) networks involved in carrying out terrorist attacks inside Pakistan. The disclosure is so frightening not only to Pakistan but also to South Asia at large. It reveals the systematic attempts by RAW to externalise terrorism, exporting instability to its neighbours as it develops an image of victimisation by cross-border extremism in the global community.
Obviously, the present thaw in Islamabad-Dhaka relations is very pinching for New Delhi, and the irk has grown manifold amid the fall of the Hasina regime.
The National Security Intelligence (NSI) report indicates that at least 25 Bangladeshi nationals-four of whom were later killed in Afghanistan-have been actively involved in terrorist operations associated with the FAK network in Pakistan. According to the report, these individuals were allegedly manipulated and dispatched to Pakistan as expendable agents, intended to infiltrate the country under the guise of religious workers. These claims have been reinforced by recent arrests carried out by Bangladesh’s Anti Terrorism Unit (ATU). In July 2025, authorities detained several leaders of the Jamatul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya (JFHS) terrorist organisation, including Ahmed Faisal, who had travelled to Afghanistan the previous year for terrorist training, and Dr Shamin Mahfuz, who was identified as the group’s leader after deliberate investigations.
The situation is alarming, with experts warning that such incidents reveal systematic attempts by RAW to externalise terrorism and export instability to neighbouring countries. By providing funds and diverting extremist groups to Pakistan and Bangladesh, RAW aims to destabilise these countries internally while projecting a narrative of terrorism emanating from Pakistan. On one hand, the Indian state is discerning its own Muslim population using discriminatory laws and violent vigilantism, and on the other hand, the BJP regime is persistently playing the Islamic rhetoric on an international scale to distort the ground realities. Such cynical use of religious fanaticism as a tool of state policy is not only destroying peace in the region but also the moral authority which India has been falsely claiming from the international community.
Such heinous covert operations merit tough international scrutiny and punitive actions amid serious implications for regional security. The use of proxy terrorism is not only aimed at destabilising Pakistan but also poses a clear and present danger to the entire South Asian region.
It is imperative that countries in the region work together to dismantle the architecture of deception and terrorism. Obviously, the present thaw in Islamabad-Dhaka relations is very pinching for New Delhi, and the irk has grown manifold amid the fall of the Hasina regime. The people of Pakistan and Bangladesh deserve to live in peace, free from the threat of terrorism. Notorious decision makers sitting in the power corridors of New Delhi are adamant to fuel the fire of terrorism by using twisted religious interpretations. It is about time to expose the Indian hand behind the globally sanctioned terrorist organisations.
The writer is a freelance contributor based in Islamabad.