Red Fort Blast: Geopolitical Chatter on India–Pakistan Fault Lines
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at LNJP Hospital and met those injured during the blast in Delhi. (Image Narendra Modi on X)
Red Fort blast in Delhi reignited flashpoint in India-Pakistan relations as security analysts note claims and counter claims.
By TRH News Desk
New Delhi, November 13, 2025 — In a 48-hour whirlwind of violence and accusation, South Asia’s fragile security balance once again tilted into chaos, with India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan trading allegations over a series of bomb blasts and suspected terror attacks.
Ian Hall, Professor of International Relations, captured the spiraling confusion in a LinkedIn post: “The last 48 hours in South Asia: India hints that what might have been a bomb attack in Delhi may have been the work of Pakistan-backed actors, while Pakistan implies it was a false flag attack orchestrated by Indian intelligence.”
He further wrote that “a bomb goes off in Islamabad and Pakistan says it was a suicide attack and points the finger of blame at Afghanistan, but also says that the Taliban are being encouraged by India.” Then the Pakistan-based TTP claims responsibility, while Afghan and Indian sources suggest the attack was a false flag attack orchestrated by Pakistani intelligence, he added.
Hall’s summary reflects the tangle of competing narratives that have long defined regional crises. Within hours of each explosion, state and intelligence-linked sources began shaping contrasting stories — from claims of foreign-sponsored terror to counteraccusations of fabricated incidents.
Security analyst Frédéric Grare replied to Hall’s post with a dose of weary realism: “Why? Isn’t it business as usual?”
His remark echoed a sentiment familiar to regional watchers — that the quick descent into mutual blame is less an anomaly than a structural feature of South Asia’s geopolitics.
Another commenter, Ravi Bhatia, CEO of Primus Telecom Australia, warned that the rhetoric may be escalating toward something more dangerous. He pointed to recent nuclear-tinged threats from Pakistan’s military leadership, writing: “Please take the trouble to read recent nuclear threat statements by Pakistan’s military and the country’s de facto ruler — he is a self-confessed jihadi lionised and endorsed by none other than Trump. Field Marshall. Disappointing that world leaders are promoting terrorists.”
While the details behind both the Delhi and Islamabad explosions tumble, the rush to assign blame underscores the persistent volatility of India-Pakistan relations — where truth often arrives last, long after the propaganda cycles have run their course.
As Hall dryly concluded, amid the noise of conflicting claims, “I think I need a lie down.”
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