Pakistan's 'Desperate Deflection': Intel Dismisses India-Taliban Nexus Charge

• Indian intelligence sources label Pakistan Army's India-Taliban nexus charge as "desperate deflection strategy" after Beijing's "tough talk" on CPEC.
• DG ISPR Lt. Gen. Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry accused Afghan Taliban of sponsoring terrorism and called PM Narendra Modi their "new hero" in an aggressive briefing in Rawalpindi.
• Pakistan alleges a TTP-India nexus exposed in 2025, threatening regional stability, and challenged India/Afghanistan to confront Pakistan.
• Indian intel views Pakistan's outbursts as a tactic to deflect Chinese anger over CPEC failures, justify border closures, and internationalize domestic instability.
• Claims are dismissed as "deliberate disinformation" and "recycled propaganda" by Indian intel, masking Pakistan's own history of sponsoring terror.

Why It Matters: Indian intel dismisses Pakistan's India-Taliban nexus claims as a desperate attempt to deflect CPEC failures and internal issues.