Pakistan, May 18 -- What do you call a country that fears a ghazal? In 2025, India has answered: "a national security threat."

This week, Spotify India quietly vanished hundreds of Pakistani songs from its library. Without any warning. Just like that. An unceremonious cultural purge. Blame came wrapped in the usual bureaucratese: a government advisory citing "national interest" and "hostile origins." Translation? Pakistan sang, so India banned.

From haunting Coke Studio melodies like Pasoori to classics by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, it's all gone-poof-on orders from the Modi government. One might ask: did a soft vocal riff threaten Delhi's Red Fort? Did a romantic Punjabi ballad rattle the Indian Parliament? Perhaps the tabla carries encryp...