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Cross-Border Digital Narratives: India’s Evolving Response to Online Extremism from Arab Conflict Zones

Author(s) Ms. Simpal Tripathi, Mr. Akhilendra Kumar Singh, Prof. Mamta Mani Tripathi
Country India
Abstract The proliferation of extremist content across national borders represents a critical challenge in the digital era. This paper examines how propaganda originating from Arab conflict zones is localised and disseminated within India’s complex online ecosystem. Through qualitative digital trace analysis, semi-structured interviews with fact-checkers, cybercrime officials, and community organisers, as well as limited observation of encrypted online groups, the study investigates how foreign extremist material is adapted to exploit domestic socio-political and communal divisions.
Findings indicate that while India has strengthened its legal and technological responses—such as expanded surveillance and stricter intermediary liability rules—these measures are often outpaced by the agility of extremist networks. Messaging is reframed in regional languages, circulated via encrypted platforms, and promoted by a network of domestic actors, including fringe religious leaders and opportunistic social media influencers. Such tactics significantly limit the efficacy of conventional censorship and takedown approaches.
The research argues that sustainable counter-extremism efforts must move beyond reactive regulation. Building grassroots resilience—through community entered digital literacy initiatives and strategic partnerships with independent fact-checking organisations—emerges as a more promising approach. Comparative insights from Germany, the United States, and Indonesia suggest that combining legal enforcement with civic engagement and platform accountability produces stronger results in combating transnational digital extremism.
Situated within the broader context of global information flows, this study addresses a notable gap in scholarship on the re contextualisation of conflict-zone narratives in regional settings. It concludes with targeted recommendations for a multi-layered policy framework that upholds fundamental rights while addressing both the social drivers and technological vectors of extremist content.
Keywords cross-border extremism, digital propaganda, Arab conflict, radicalisation, counter-narratives, digital literacy, policy response.
Field Sociology > Politics
Published In Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On 2025-08-10
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.53232
Short DOI https://doi.org/g9w5h9
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