Aersh Danish

Interdisciplinarian. Dabble in strategies, perceptions and communications. Helping organisations communicate better. Ex-Consultant @MEAIndia, Ex @CAPS_INDIA

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Must watch. @Ajai_Sahni is a formidable expert on the Terrorism in South Asia, and we need to listen to him.

'India needs a sustained programme to degrade Pakistan Army, not just a ... https://t.co/NVEDtKOvwu

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#IndiaSecurity #CounterTerrorism #Pakistan #NationalSecurity #Geopolitics #ForeignPolicy #StrategicAffairs #IndoPak #SecurityDoctrine #IndiaPakistanWar

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#OperationSindoor: A Doctrine or a Dilemma?
India has formalised Operation Sindoor as its counter-terror doctrine. It signals resolve. But it also risks locking us into a dangerous cycle of escalation. A thread.

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A doctrine must guide action. But it must also offer room to shape outcomes.
Otherwise, we’re not enforcing red lines. We’re just running in circles.
India needs more than resolve — it needs strategic foresight.

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India re-emphasised again that the war was against terrorism, and not against Pak military. This narrative should have been driven hard before & during the operation, instead of allowing the situation to turn into an "India-Pak Conflict/War." #PressConference #InformationWarfare

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1/ There’s something deeply off about how recent events have been perceived — and it’s time we talk about it. India carried out a counter-terrorism operation. But the world saw a war between two states.
That’s not just a narrative miss — it’s a strategic miss. A thread.

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#India #Terrorism #NationalSecurity #GeoPolitics #ForeignPolicy #SouthAsia #WarOnTerror #IndiaFightsBack #CounterTerrorism #InformationWarfare #IndiaPakWar

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1/ There’s something deeply off about how recent events have been perceived — and it’s time we talk about it. India carried out a counter-terrorism operation. But the world saw a war between two states.
That’s not just a narrative miss — it’s a strategic miss. A thread.

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Terrorism should never be normalised.
But if we keep letting the response to terror be the controversy, we lose the larger battle — of legitimacy, deterrence, and global support. /Fin.