Desperate Pakistan abandoning Islamic identity to get Indus water from India? Shishir Gupta Decodes

Published on Jul 21, 2026 05:07 pm IST

Pakistan is suddenly branding itself as heir to the 5,000‑year‑old Indus Valley Civilisation even as its constitution, army and blasphemy laws still enforce a hard Islamic identity. Faced with harsh punishment after the Pahalgam attack, Islamabad appears to be using Harappa, Mohenjo‑Daro and Gandhara as a rebranding stunt in the Indus Waters Treaty fight with India and the Modi government.

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