Terrorism Unmasked: Pakistan’s Global Menace Exposed

India’s diplomatic offensive has laid bare Pakistan’s decades-long patronage of terrorism, a truth echoed from Berlin to Seoul and Doha. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s blunt assertion that terrorism is an “open business” in Pakistan, financed and orchestrated by its state and military, underscores a grim reality the world can no longer ignore. Another delegate’s analogy of “breeding a snake in your backyard” captures the peril of tolerating Pakistan’s duplicity, where terror groups operate with impunity. Qatar’s endorsement of India’s zero-tolerance policy adds weight to the global consensus: Pakistan’s actions threaten not just regional but international security.

The pattern is undeniable. Osama bin Laden was found in Abbottabad; UN-designated terrorists roam freely in Pakistani cities; and cross-border attacks like Pahalgam persist. Yet, Pakistan’s economy crumbles while India ascends, exposing its reliance on terrorism as a desperate tool to undermine its neighbour’s progress. Jaishankar’s dismissal of nuclear hysteria—a Western fixation—reveals a deeper malaise: the normalisation of Pakistan’s terror infrastructure under the guise of geopolitical balancing. When India retaliated with precision airstrikes, it sent a clear message: terrorism carries a price.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading another Indian delegation in the U.S., reinforced this narrative, branding Pakistan a "revisionist power" that destabilises the region through cross-border terror. In contrast, he termed India a "status-quo power" committed to peaceful development, underscoring how Pakistan’s obsession with undermining its neighbour has left it internationally isolated. "Pakistan is not a normal state," Tharoor asserted, highlighting its refusal to accept India’s rise without resorting to violence—a tactic that has only hastened its own decline.

What defies logic is the world’s intermittent ambivalence. Despite evidence, some nations hesitate to hold Pakistan accountable, whether due to strategic myopia or misplaced alliances. The warning of Indian delegates on their world tour rings true: endorsing Pakistan is endorsing terror.

After decades of being dubbed as a “dangerous place,” by the late U.S. diplomat Zbigniew Brzezinski, due to its volatile mix of nuclear proliferation, militant havens, and institutional instability, little has changed—Pakistan’s military establishment continues to shelter terrorists, from the Taliban to Lashkar-e-Taiba, while its economy teeters on collapse. Washington’s periodic reliance on Islamabad for geopolitical leverage has often blurred its stance, but the reality remains: a state that nurtures terror as policy is a global liability. Its military-terror nexus thrives, sabotaging peace and prosperity. India’s message is unequivocal: the world must choose between tolerating a rogue state or safeguarding collective security. The time for excuses is over; the snake in Pakistan’s backyard has bitten too many. Global inaction only emboldens it. India’s resolve, backed by growing international support, must catalyze decisive action to dismantle this terror ecosystem once and for all.