Pakistan, July 4 -- A senior security official briefed media influencers on India's regional posture and internal developments, saying New Delhi was attempting to divert attention from its domestic challenges by pursuing policies aimed at creating instability across the region, particularly in Pakistan, according to security sources.

The official said the Indian leadership continued to avoid accepting the "ground realities" and had become increasingly influenced by Hindutva ideology, which, according to the briefing, had eroded India's secular identity while contributing to growing religious extremism and intolerance.

Security sources said the official described the concept of Akhand Bharat as an expression of expansionist ambitions rat...