Pakistan rewrites School Curriculum with false claims on Operation Sindoor; India Exposes Propaganda

The revised textbooks purportedly allege that India falsely blamed Pakistan for the Pahalgam attack, and that Pakistan retaliated successfully by striking 26 Indian airbases. These sweeping claims contrast sharply with assessments by independent analysts and Indian defence briefings.

However, Indian government sources maintain that the Operation Sindoor strikes were *precise, limited and non‐escalatory, targeting only terrorist infrastructure not civilian or Indian military facilities. In response to Pakistan’s narrative, the Press Information Bureau’s fact-check unit has already debunked numerous false claims, such as missile strikes on Amritsar, downed Indian jets, and the destruction of Indian bases.

India’s Ministry of External Affairs has strongly condemned what it terms a “malicious misinformation campaign,” rejecting Pakistan’s version of events outright and demanding adherence to factual truth in public discourse. Meanwhile, India continues to emphasize transparency, releasing satellite and open‐source imagery in press briefings to validate its version of Operation Sindoor. 

This episode highlights a deeper contest: not just over territory or military might, but over memory and education. By embedding disputed war narratives into schoolbooks, Pakistan appears to be institutionalizing its version of history. Conversely, India is fighting back with data, official disclosures, and diplomatic protest underscoring how, in modern conflicts, controlling the narrative is nearly as important as the battlefield itself.