Youtuber Jyoti Malhotra (Social media)
National News: The arrest of Haryana-based social media influencer Jyoti Malhotra has exposed the layers of a dangerous international conspiracy. According to India's investigative agencies, the Pakistani intelligence agency ISI is not only running a detective network to spread instability in the country but is now conspiring to present a false image of Pakistan to the world by using social media strength.
In this conspiracy, there are targets - influential women from all over the world. These women are trying to brighten the image of Pakistan in the name of their 'independent experiences' on social media. Whereas the reality is that all this is part of a 'planned operation' under ISI's strategy.
India's intelligence agencies were cautious before Jyoti Malhotra's case. Recently, more than 10 people have been arrested on charges of espionage from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and other states. These include many women - including social media influencers, widows, and poor women—who were lured by ISI and implicated in their trap.
According to the report of the investigating agencies, the ISI is targeting women content creators from the US, Britain, the Netherlands, Australia, and Scotland under a special strategy. These women are called to Pakistan, where special facilities and guides are provided to them.
After this, these vloggers make videos at the villages, schools, markets, and tourist places of Pakistan, in which Pakistan is presented as a peaceful, safe, and hospitable country. While all these tours are neither independent nor funded by themselves. These include local guides and police escorts, which suggests that everything is under the supervision of the government and ISI.
The YouTube channel 'Shamozai Mangoes,' run by Britain's Rebaka, is the most prominent example of this conspiracy. So far 39 videos have been uploaded on this channel, out of which 23 are focused only on Pakistan. In these videos, Rabka herself says, "I was told that Pakistan is dangerous, but I wanted to come here and see for myself. I am not afraid."
Videos shot with Pakistani police officers are also available on this channel, in which an attempt has been made to show that Pakistan is completely safe for women. In a video, the local handlers themselves confess that the channel was created so that Rebka could be called to Pakistan so that he could tell the world "the truth of Pakistan."
Similarly, a vlogger from the Netherlands named Flora Gonin also appears to be a part of this strategy of ISI. 22 out of 40 videos are dedicated to Pakistan on her YouTube channel launched two years ago. In a video, she is seen shooting in the area of Bahawalpur, where foreign tourists are prohibited. Interestingly, the Pakistani police escort is present with them.
The list of people involved in this native operation of ISI is long. Names such as Irina Yaminska of Australia, Valley B of America, and Shannon and Alan of Scotland have been found to be involved in ISI's 'Pakistan-appreciation.' The only thing in her video is common - Pakistan's praise, security claim, and the applause of hospitality.
This strategy of ISI is based on social psychology. Women's voices are usually considered more reliable, fair, and sympathetic. This is the reason that ISI is using them by making its tool so that their content reaches more people and will look more effective. The reality is that these videos are scripted and have a mask to hide Pakistan's real condition.
When Pakistan's global image has been associated with terrorism, violence, instability, and fundamentalism, and when it is not getting any help with foreign policy, diplomacy, and financial help, ISI has made a trick to shine its blurred picture by resorting to social media.
However, the US State Department and other Western countries warn their citizens to avoid visiting Pakistan. Despite this, these vloggers, who described Pakistan as 'heaven' on social media, are actually part of a big propaganda machine.
Now, in front of the intelligence agencies of the world, including India, not only terrorism across the border but also a digital native war has become a big challenge. Social media has now become a new platform of information war, where time is needed to expose false stories of organizations like ISI.
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