India, Nov. 2 -- Masood Azhar, the founder of Jaishe-Mohammed and a long-time asset of Pakistan's military establishment, including the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), has re-emerged in public view after years of silence. His speeches and audio messages, now circulating through JeM-linked social-media channels, call for fresh recruitment and renewed jihad, including the creation of a women's wing led by his sister Sadiya Azhar.

Intelligence officials believe the broadcasts are not meant solely for JeM's followers but are deliberately designed to be noticed by Indian and Western observers-including journalists and analysts tracking South Asian militancy. "Both Jaish and its backers in Rawalpindi know exactly who is watching," said a se...