Parwinder SandhuNew Delhi, March 16 -- Amid heightened tensions surrounding the ongoing West Asia conflict, a digitally altered video of former Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande has gone viral on social media, falsely claiming that Israel had turned the Indian Army from an "ethical force" into an "ethnic force."The government has flagged multiple posts carrying the clip as a deepfake, saying it is being circulated by Pakistan-linked propaganda accounts as part of a wider disinformation campaign targeting India during the West Asia crisis.
The recent post, which has been shared by multiple handles on the microblogging site X, the former army chief is seen speaking at an event. "The biggest loss of supporting Israel, our Indian Army ha...