Introduction: South Asia Index’s official Twitter page and website focuses on the economy, politics, diplomacy, defence, climate change & other matters of South Asia. Its Twitter page has a following of more than 100k around the world and was started on December 2019. The page, as its bio states, presents global news to its followers. […]
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The Korean conflict is an ongoing conflict based on the division of Korea between North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea), both of which claim to be the sole legitimate government of all of Korea. Amidst these tensions, a claim has gone viral that North Korea shelled South Korea’s […]
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Part 1: Background and Context Understanding this disinformation campaign requires looking at the bigger picture of regional politics in South Asia and the Middle East. When the Israel-Iran conflict escalated in June 2025, it created a perfect storm for Pakistan to launch a sophisticated information warfare operation against India. Pakistan found itself in a difficult […]
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The Paris Olympics 2024 concluded with a star-studded ceremony at the Stade de France in Paris, where shooter Manu Bhaker and hockey legend PR Sreejesh served as the flag bearers for India. Indian athletes were able to bag six medals this season. However, the country did not secure a gold medal this time. Amid this, […]
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Taking to X, accounts named South Asia Index and Insiders Hut claimed: “Despite a crackdown by Indian authorities, Muslims in Indian-controlled Kashmir celebrate Eid with Pakistan on Wednesday” Fact-Check To determine the reality of the viral claim, the DFRAC team searched some keywords on Google in the context of the above viral claim. We found […]
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A US media house, named Politico published a report with the caption,” Why Biden’s mum on the India-Canada spat”. In the report, they claimed,”U.S. Ambassador to India ERIC GARCETTI has told his in-country team that, because of the diplomatic spat with Canada, relations between India and the U.S. could get worse for a time, the […]
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No its not about Christians vs Hindus or Hill vs Valley – they have lived peacefully together for ages Manipur has been witnessing massive violence so far. More than 150 people have been reported dead in this violence, while thousands have been evacuated. It falls under the category of severe human tragedy. Manipur has witnessed […]
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A claim is going viral on social media and media that Mohammad Abolghassem Doulabi, religious affairs advisor to the Raisi government, has given a statement that more than 50,000 mosques have been closed in Iran due to dwindling public interest. The South Asia Index claimed in a tweet thread that Mohammad Abolghassem Doulabi, Council Advisor […]
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Eight former Indian Navy officers are held in Qatari jail since September last year. There have been calls for the release of these navy officers by their families. The oil and gas rich Qatar is said to have started legal proceeding against the eight former Indian officers. According to many reports, Qatar has alleged that […]
Continue ReadingThe FIFA World Cup started in the Gulf country Qatar. A total of 32 teams are participating in it. Millions of fans have reached Qatar to watch the Football World Cup from all over the world. Source: Twitter Meanwhile, a user named South Asia Index on Twitter tweeted claiming that amid reports of possible ‘action […]
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