“They Exist Only To Target India”: Italian Journalist On Jaish Link To Delhi Blast

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1. Here is the summary of NDTV’s news article:

   — **Delhi blast tied to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a terrorist group in Pakistan, *Italian investigative journalist Francesca Marino* links the November 10 Red Fort suicide bombing in Delhi (15 dead, 20+ injured) to a broader revival of Pakistan-based JeM,** saying it’s part of a long-term terror blueprint rather than an isolated attack.

   — She argues in her book that **Pakistan’s army and ISI remain deeply intertwined with JeM and other jihadist groups.**

   — **Further, she says the Pakistani army “needs to manufacture an enemy” to justify its power, and that enemy is — India — creating conditions in which groups like JeM can thrive.**

   — Radicalised Pakistani state and army’s need for an enemy, **Marino calls current army chief Asim Munir “the most radical army chief in Pakistan’s history.”**

   — JeM’s sole purpose is to keep attacking India
   Marino stresses that **”JeM exists only to target India”** and argues that if the group doesn’t carry out attacks, it risks losing both relevance and funding, so it is compelled to keep striking India.

   — Balakot (terror training camp) strike by India, cover-up, and JeM’s rebuilding, drawing from her book From Pulwama to Payback, Marino says India’s 2019 Balakot airstrike seriously damaged a key JeM training camp. She describes a rapid Pakistani cover-up (phones seized, area sealed, controlled media visits) and criticises global media for accepting Pakistan’s denials, even as JeM has since rebuilt and seeks revenge.

2. Francesca Marino was also the only journalist that said Indian Air Force had hit terror training camps in Balakot (2019) when India flew its jets across the international border for the first time to bomb targets inside Pakistan in retaliation to the Pulwama attack.

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