EP-338 | How Can India Defeat Pakistan’s Global Propaganda War? | Tilak Devasher & Sushant Sareen

EP-338 | How Can India Defeat Pakistan’s Global Propaganda War? | Tilak Devasher & Sushant Sareen

Author: Asian News International (ANI) August 19, 2025 Duration: 1:50:27

Tilak Devasher is an author and a former member of India’s National Security Advisory Board. Sushant Sareen is a Senior Fellow at ORF and an expert on Pakistan and security issues in the region.


In this edition of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, the guests discuss how India can defeat Pakistan in its global propaganda war, the shortcomings in media and narratives during Operation Sindoor, and why Trump appears to be choosing Pakistan over India. They also delve into the psyche of Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir and his recent comments against India.


Audio Timestamps:


00:00 - Introduction

01:23 - Asim Munir's Interview in Brussels

10:47 - India-Pak Conflict: Why Did Pakistan Make It a Religious War?

16:46 - Asim Munir: Next President of Pakistan?

18:47 - Asim Munir's Allegations Against India

21:17 - The Mission Behind Munir’s US Visit

23:18 - Is Pakistan Choosing the US Over China?

28:51 - US Independence Day Message for Pakistan

30:13 - Will Asim Munir Ever Retire?

33:40 - How Is the Pakistan Army Funded?

36:35 - Pakistani Diaspora & Social Media Narratives

45:33 - India’s Ban on Pakistani Handles

51:45 - Has India Always Misread Washington?

57:10 - End of the Road for the QUAD?

01:02:51 - Western Hypocrisy on Russian Oil

01:10:41 - America’s Double Standards on Democracy

01:14:01 - Is India Losing the Narrative War?

01:17:53 - Ex-Pak FM Calls India a Rogue State

01:24:36 - Civil Society's Role in the Narrative War

01:38:59 - Is History Taught in Schools Biased?


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