UN accredited NGOs participated in a propaganda campaign against Pakistan and Kashmir for 15 years

By News Desk

UN HRC accredited NGOs and others have been influencing and participating in a pro-India propaganda campaign against Pakistan and Kashmir for at least 15 years. It was revealed by EU DisinfoLab which is an independent EU-focused NGO whose mission it is to raise awareness on disinformation.

In a detailed report published on their website, they stated:

Following a preliminary investigation published in 2019, the EU DisinfoLab uncovered a massive operation targeting international institutions and serving Indian interests. “Indian Chronicles” – the name we gave to this operation – resurrected dead media, dead think-tanks and NGOs. It even resurrected dead people. This network is active in Brussels and Geneva in producing and amplifying content to undermine – primarily – Pakistan.

The present study reopens and builds upon our previous work, which is documented in our report “Influencing policymakers with fake media outlets, an investigation into a pro-Indian influence network”. We encourage readers to consult the first investigation before diving into this one.

Key facts

In a nutshell, Indian Chronicles is:                                            

• a 15 year-long operation running since 2005;
• 10+ UN Human Rights Council accredited NGOs, mostly resurrected;
• The resurrection of Prof. Louis B. Sohn, a prominent figure in human rights, deceased in 2006;
• Several identity thefts, including the name of Martin Schulz, former president of the European Parliament or the photo of James Purnell, a former UK Government minister;
• 750+ fake media outlets, covering 119 countries;
• 550+ domain names registered.

Summary of the 15-year influence operation

Our open-source investigation shows that the operation led by the Srivastava Group and amplified by ANI began in 2005 and is still ongoing at this date.

The operation’s mission is to discredit nations in conflict with India in Asia, in particular Pakistan but also China to a lesser extent. Its long-term objective is:

• In India, to reinforce pro-Indian and anti-Pakistan (and anti-Chinese) feelings.
• Internationally, to consolidate the power and improve the perception of India, to damage the reputation of other countries and ultimately benefit from more support from international institutions such as the EU and the UN.

To do so, the operation consists of:

• The support to minority and human rights NGOs and think-tanks.
• The use of Members of the European Parliament to create a mirage of institutional support from European institutions to these minority groups, in favour of Indian interests and against Pakistan (and China).
• An active presence in Geneva and the United Nations’ Human Rights Council through:
  • side-events and demonstrations in support of minority rights;
  • impersonation of extinguished UN-accredited NGOs or use speaking slots reserved to various NGOs whose original missions seem totally unrelated.
• The creation of fake media in Brussels, Geneva and across the world and/or the repackaging and dissemination via ANI and obscure local media networks – at least in 97 countries – to multiply the repetition of online negative content about countries in conflict with India, in particular Pakistan.

If you want to read the report in detail, you can download it from our Books section here.

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Categories: Geopolitics, International Affairs, Kashmir

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