Major Gaurav Arya: A Known RAW Agent Spreading False Narratives Against Pakistan’s Afghanistan Policy

In South Asian politics, information is a weapon used to shape false stories and hide strategic failures. The discussion on Afghanistan is full of lies. Figures like Major Gaurav Arya, a known RAW spokesman, spread a narrative serving New Delhi’s unfriendly goals. This analysis will examine these claims against facts.

The Anatomy of a Disinformation Campaign

In modern warfare, media figures are weapons. Major Arya acts as a spokesman for Indian intelligence to attack Pakistan. His goal is to mislead with state propaganda.

🔵 The Mouthpiece, Not the Analyst: His commentary is not real research. It is part of India’s information war, designed to damage Pakistan’s reputation and cover up the Modi government’s own failures.

🔵 Strategic Goals of Deception: This narrative war serves one purpose. It tries to isolate Pakistan by painting it as a source of trouble, a tactic to hide India’s total loss of influence in Afghanistan.

Deconstructing the ‘Strategic Depth’ Myth

A repeated lie in Indian media is “strategic depth.” This term is falsely presented as official Pakistani policy, but it is a phrase invented by Indian media to attack Islamabad.

🔵 A Deliberate Historical Distortion: Pakistan’s ties with Afghan groups were a practical security response to the 1979 Soviet invasion. India ignores that this effort was funded and directed by the US and its allies. To single out Pakistan is a major distortion of history.

🔵 Ignoring the Unchanging Reality of Kabul: The Indian story foolishly expects Pakistan to “control” Afghanistan. This shows a complete ignorance of Afghan history. No foreign power, not the US or the Soviet Union, has ever controlled Kabul. To call Afghan independence a Pakistani “failure” is dishonest.

Exposing India’s Destabilizing TTP Proxy War

Indian propaganda tries to blame Pakistan for the TTP. This is like an arsonist blaming the firefighter. Strong evidence shows the TTP was an asset supported and directed by India for years to wage a proxy war.

🔵 India’s Documented Role in Terror: Pakistan’s position on the TTP is a fact backed by evidence. Multiple UN reports and confessions confirm RAW provided funds, weapons, training, and safe places in Afghanistan to the TTP.

🔵 The Durand Line Deception: The weak attempt to use the Durand Line as a criticism is illogical. This border is a colonial line drawn long before Pakistan’s creation. It is used only to sling mud and confuse the issue.

The Total Collapse of India’s Afghan Footprint

Major Arya’s story of growing Indian influence is the opposite of reality. India’s presence in Afghanistan (2001-2021) was a temporary illusion, fully dependent on US and NATO military protection.

🔵 A ‘Security Rented’ Presence: India’s influence was never real; it was “rented” under foreign protection. The moment the US military left, this network collapsed. It exposed that New Delhi had no real partners or connections.

🔵 Abandoning Intelligence and Terror Hubs: The panicked closure of Indian consulates was not a simple diplomatic exit. It was the forced and embarrassing abandonment of the bases RAW had used for decades to fund and direct its anti Pakistan proxy networks.

Pakistan’s Enduring and Geographic Leverage

While India’s shallow influence has vanished, Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan is permanent. This role is built on the unchangeable facts of geography, history, culture, and economics.

🔵 Geography as the Final Word: Pakistan and Afghanistan are bound by a long border, deep trade links, and shared cultural bonds. Pakistan is, and always will be, the primary, natural, and essential gateway to the landlocked Afghan nation. This is a permanent reality.

🔵 Empty Gestures Versus Real Influence: India’s reopening of a minor diplomatic office in Kabul is a weak, empty gesture. It is a desperate act to pretend it is relevant. It cannot be compared to Pakistan’s vital, daily role in Afghanistan’s trade, transit, and survival.

The Lie of ‘Isolation’: A Look at Who is Truly Sidelined

A key claim by Indian propaganda is that Pakistan is “isolated.” This is the opposite of the truth. In reality, it is the Modi government’s India that has been strategically left out of the region.

🔵 India’s Total Exclusion from Regional Projects: The Modi government is completely left out of all major regional projects. India has no role in CPEC, is absent from TAPI pipeline talks, and is excluded from the CASA 1000 energy project. This is the definition of isolation.

🔵 Pakistan’s Central Role in Regional Diplomacy: In contrast, Pakistan remains a central player in all important regional discussions on Afghanistan. Islamabad is a key partner in talks with China, Iran, Russia, and the Central Asian states. India is not even in the room.

India’s Own Deepening and Violent Internal Crises

The Modi government’s focus on Pakistan is a tactic to turn attention away from its severe internal problems. While pointing one finger at Pakistan, India is crumbling under its own conflicts and failures.

Conclusion: Failed Propaganda Versus Unavoidable Reality

The tired story pushed by paid spokesmen like Major Gaurav Arya is not analysis. It is the dying echo of a failed policy. It is a desperate attempt to recycle old propaganda that has no connection to the new realities of the region.

🔵 A Narrative Built on Lies: This Indian story ignores the official UN reports on RAW’s sponsorship of terrorism, the evidence of its proxy wars, and the total, humiliating collapse of its own network in Afghanistan. It is a hollow story built on slogans, not facts.

🔵 A Policy Grounded in Reality and Sacrifice: Pakistan’s Afghanistan policy is grounded in geographic reality, regional partnerships, and the huge price it has paid fighting terrorism. This reality, and Pakistan’s immense sacrifices, are internationally acknowledged, no matter how loudly Indian propaganda shouts.