By Major General Harsha Kakar

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The vanquished always seek to cover their losses and project small gains as victory. This is more pronounced when the loser has to save face not only in the domestic arena, which he controls by brute power, but also globally. The winner must always leave the vanquished some wriggle room to ensure that peace is re-established.

Pushing the adversary into a corner makes resolving a conflict difficult. Further, the winner aware, that he has achieved his aim, will not boast, while the defeated would make tall claims of victory, largely to save face. The press conferences between the two sides, involving the DGMOs, was a study in contrasts.

It is the gap between lies of the vanquished and truth of the winner which impacts minds of those who develop opinions from social media to determine whom to believe. It is also dependent on whom the individual supports. We must remember that neutrals are miniscule and ignored. This was evident in the ongoing Operation Sindoor.

For Pak, a drubbing at the hands of India in any event, sports field to operations is unacceptable, largely based on its ideology. While it may not win a conflict on the battlefield, it would certainly try to do so on social media, where it can influence minds by playing fake narratives to convey it has the upper hand. Thus, social media was where Operation Sindoor was largely played out, with one side stating facts, while the other attempting to twist defeat into victory.

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