After the brazen killing of 26 tourists by terrorists in Pahalgam, India and Pakistan unleashed a series of war salvos, which were aired in real time and amplified by social media and television. A shaky ceasefire of sorts was finally brokered, with US President Donald Trump claiming credit for it.
One wondered what had happened to the voices of reason—the mediators and the pacifists. The discourse leading up to the ceasefire and beyond was directed by hate-spewing TV news anchors and motivated social media warriors who are bent on spreading disinformation and malice. Statements issued by the government and military spokespersons have been interpreted at will by self-appointed analysts with hot takes.
In the midst of the click-baiters and the dis/misinformation peddlers, a cross-section of people in the two nations remain deeply invested in peace. But they are not being heard in the din of conflict.
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