Bangladesh, June 3 -- Pakistans anti-India radicalization is backfiring—fueling extremism, eroding democracy, and threatening regional stability. What began as strategy now risks national collapse.

Radicalization is increasingly proving to be a self-destructive force within Pakistan. While once used as a strategic tool, the state is now doubling down on this tactic, particularly as a means to challenge India. What began as geopolitical maneuvering has evolved into an entrenched ideological project—one that now threatens Pakistans internal stability and regional peace.

This strategy includes the use of inflammatory anti-India rhetoric, the mobilization of religious-political groups such as Jamaat-e-Islami and Jamiat Ulema-e-I...