![]() ![]() This campaign trend was reminiscent of a similar campaign launched from the Arab World trending #IslamophobiaInIndia in 2019, in the aftermath of Tablighi Jamaat incident. It was noticed that some social media users in Egypt & Iraq, along with Turkish and Pakistani users were engaged in carrying out coordinated campaigns # مقاطعة _ المنتجات _ الهندية (#BoycottIndianProducts) & الهند _ تقتل المسلم ي (#IndiaIsKillingMuslims), calling for a boycott of Indian products citing atrocities committed against Muslims in India. The trend was mostly in Arabic, except for few handles which used English to tweet. Once the Qatar-Turkey-Pakistan nexus dominates the center stage in the Islamic world, such campaigns would facilitate creation of an ‘exclusionary economy of gigantic proportions.’Consequentially, the economic power then created by this nexus will not only affect Muslim world but would dictate terms all over the world – in the name of accommodating this huge market.Ī twitter trend was observed on September 26,“# مقاطعة _ المنتجات _ الهندية (#BoycottIndianProducts) demonstrating the popularity of the campaign and went viral around that time. ‘By creating the subaltern culture of boycott through social media, they would also create a potent weapon. A lot of it indeed seems to be inspired by the relative success of the BDS movement. ![]() There seems to be strong economic logic behind it which also targets Israel. This social media trend was not only in virtual realm. The campaign also targeted France, with a call to boycott French goods. Further, the Report suggests that India alone, was not target for this economic boycott. The primary objective is to discredit the Crown Prince in order to pave the way for Erdogan, the leader of Turkey to claim the as the rightful leader of the Umma. ![]() This campaign is not a single isolated one, the Qatar-Turkey-Pakistan alliance has been targeting Saudi Arabia and UAE for quite some time now, questioning their ‘right’ to be the leaders of the Islamic world. However, the India relations angle is just a ploy. Left out are its previous friends and supporters Saudi Arabia and UAE, who supported them in their first rule in the 1990s.Īlthough the target appears to be India the actual targets of the campaign were Saudi Arabia and the UAE, particularly aimed at the crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud of Saudi Arabia for supporting India. This invariably, also explains why the Taliban invited Qatar, Turkey and Pakistan as three of the six countries it invited for the inauguration ceremony of its interim government. This Report suggests a major tectonic shift in the Islamic world, where the Qatar-Turkey-Pakistan nexus dominated by Muslim Brotherhood, a radical political – religious organisation based in Qatar, is becoming the new hub for radical Islamists. According to a Report by the Dis Info Lab, the campaign was launched by the Muslim Brotherhood using unfortunate incident of violence during an anti-encroachment drive in Assam as a bait to trigger the campaign. A trend, #BoycottIndianProducts on Twitter was launched to start the campaign. Towards the end of September 2021, a disinformation war campaign was launched against India, targeting India’s economic interests. ![]()
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