New Delhi – Documents purportedly emanating from India’s premier intelligence agency, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), have surfaced online and appear to contain plans for an operation intended to blame Pakistan. This leak has ignited regional tension while prompting renewed calls for independent investigation of covert activities across South Asia.
Leaked documents revealed by Anonymous have revealed an operation aimed at orchestrating a staged terrorist attack on Indian soil to blame Pakistan-based groups. Classified briefings, communication logs and internal planning notes from this operation have since been shared on anonymous social media accounts late Tuesday by independent journalists and watchdog groups.
Indian authorities have not publicly confirmed the authenticity of the leaks; government sources, however, have dismissed them as part of an orchestrated disinformation campaign. Analysts nonetheless maintain that documents contain signs of genuine internal intelligence communication.
One document is reported to detail a plan involving proxy agents enlisting to organize a “controlled” incident near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, using proxy agents as proxy agents for an attack near LoC in Kashmir. A memo further discusses “media framing and diplomatic leverage”, suggesting a coordinated media campaign targeting Islamabad for blame.
Pakistani officials quickly responded, with the Foreign Office issuing a strong-worded statement accusing India of “manufacturing threats to malign Pakistan and divert attention away from its internal repression in Kashmir.” Furthermore, this statement called on international bodies and the UN Security Council to take note of India’s dangerous brinkmanship.”
At an already volatile time between these nuclear-armed neighbors, tensions remain at an all-time high following recent clashes in Kashmir and heated political rhetoric from both nations. India often accuses Pakistan of sponsoring terrorism while Islamabad believes such accusations serve to justify crackdowns in the region.
International observers have strongly advocated restraint and transparency, raising serious concerns that any authentic documents may be used as false-flag tactics in an already volatile region, according to South Asia expert Martin Schultz from Geneva Centre for Security Studies.
At present, there has been no indication of an independent investigation of the leaked documents. Meanwhile, calls are growing among Indian opposition parties and on social media for such an investigation to verify their contents and prevent misuse of intelligence operations.
As events progress, authenticity and geopolitical implications of documents remain under close examination.