Articles by Aarav Sharma
Two Western Attacks, One Pattern: Militant Spillovers and the 2025 Case Load
Correction: The dates cited here are corrected. The occurrences are dated December 14 for the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney and November 26, 2025 for the Washington, D.C. ambush. These occurrences sh...
Fake Debunked: Rajnath Singh, Vajpayee Marriage Remark, and the Pakistan Link — False Claims Explained
Fact check: The claim that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recalled a remark by former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee about a woman asking him to marry her during a visit to Pakistan is false, mis...
Two Western Attacks and the Question of Transnational Militant Influences
Two recent Western attacks—the December 14 Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney and the November 26 ambush on U.S. National Guard members in Washington, D.C.—show troubling similarities suggesting a pos...
Fake Debunked: No Verified Statement from a Senior Youth Leader of Pakistan's Ruling Party About Bangladesh Sovereignty
A recent claim circulating online alleged that a senior youth leader from Pakistan's ruling party issued a sharp warning to India, threatening military retaliation if Bangladesh's sovereignty is threa...
UN human rights experts warn India’s cross-border strikes may breach international law and raise concerns about IWT suspension
UN human rights experts have stated that India’s reported cross-border military strikes into Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam attack may have breached international law. In a 17-page communi...
UN Experts Warn Cross-Border Strikes May Violate International Law; Urge Clarity on Indus Waters Treaty and Kashmir
UN human rights experts say India’s reported cross-border strikes into Pakistan after the April 22 Pahalgam attack may violate international law. A 17-page UN communication dated Oct 16 and made pub...
Tejas crash at Dubai Airshow triggers pilot pay debate; inquiry ongoing
Alleged incident: A Tejas Light Combat Aircraft is reported to have crashed at the Dubai Airshow in November 2025, reportedly killing Wing Commander Namansh Syal. The official inquiry is ongoing with ...
Violent clashes in Chhattisgarh expose religious and tribal unrest
Violent clashes in India’s Chhattisgarh state have exposed severe religious and tribal unrest. A Christian burial in Kanker district sparked protests, arson, vandalism of prayer halls, and stone-pel...
Fact-check: Bondi Beach incident and the misinformation campaign
Following the Bondi Beach shooting that killed 15 people, a wave of misinformation has flooded social media, with some reports falsely linking the attackers to Pakistan.International fact-checkers and...