When propaganda loses its audience

When propaganda loses its audience

Every August 5, Pakistan attempts to turn its Kashmir narrative into an international political event. Official statements are issued, diplomatic missions organise programmes, speeches are delivered and social media is flooded with hashtags portraying India’s constitutional changes in Jammu and Kashmir as an act of “exploitation”. What Pakistan calls Youm-e-Istehsal has therefore become less a day of reflection than an annual exercise in narrati…