Dehradun, Oct. 13 -- Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has launched a highly decentralised proxy strategy targeting police infrastructure and officials in Indian Punjab, shifting away from traditionally localised border networks. According to investigations by the Punjab Police, recent disrupted plots-including attempted grenade attacks directed by Pakistan-based handlers-reveal that the ISI is no longer relying solely on local radicalised youth. Instead, handlers are mobilising pan-India sleeper cells, deploying foot soldiers recruited from distant states like Maharashtra, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Haryana to execute targeted strikes on security personnel within Punjab.
What is the new strategy? This evolving operational blueprint,...