From Red Fort blast to Bihar ballot battle, narrative Ninjas behind screens unmasked

This special report details how a new transparency feature on X is unmasking foreign accounts influencing India's domestic conversations. India Today's OSINT team uncovered thousands of accounts based in Pakistan and West Asia posing as Indian citizens to post on sensitive issues like the Bihar elections and the NRC-CAA protests. The programme examines the geopolitical, domestic, and security dimensions of this digital information warfare, with experts discussing the significant legal gaps in Indian law to combat such coordinated campaigns. The discussion also explores the limitations of technology in detecting VPN users and the need for social media platforms to be held more accountable.