Indian envoy in UK warns against false narratives, propaganda against India

False narratives and propaganda are being spread against India by mutating forms of terrorism to create disharmony, threaten peace and prevent progress in the country, Indian High Commissioner to the UK Ruchi Ghanashyam said here.

Addressing a gathering of Indian diaspora members and UK ministers and officials at the annual celebration organised by the Indian High Commission in London on Monday to mark the Republic Day, she hailed the UK and India as natural partners in a wide range of areas, including the fight against terrorism.

In reference to India's security challenges, the envoy noted: We have now been facing the challenge of cross-border terrorism for over four decades due to which thousands of innocent Indian lives have been lost. As technology advances, the faces of terrorism also mutate into sudden insidious forms. False narratives and propaganda are spread to create disharmony, threaten peace and prevent progress."
"Government of India, however, remains steadfast in ensuring security within and on its borders and has taken progressive administrative measures towards economic development and socio-economic justice in all parts of India, including Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh a region that has been particularly crippled by decades of cross-border militancy and terrorism."