A Kashmir exhibition in Brussels speaks to a wider struggle: who shapes Europe’s understanding of South Asia?
In Pakistan’s Embassy in Brussels Holds Questionable Kashmir Exhibition, Dr. Siegfried O. Wolf examines the embassy’s October 2026 event through his “Three Ds” framework: Delay, Distract and Discredit. He argues that the exhibition seeks to keep Kashmir on the international agenda and challenge India’s reputation among European audiences, while its connection to domestic political distraction requires closer examination.
Wolf also questions the contrast between Pakistan’s advocacy for Kashmiri rights abroad and restrictions in territories under its own administration. His analysis distinguishes scrutiny of diplomatic messaging from judgments about the validity of individual human-rights allegations.
For European policymakers and opinion shapers, the question is consequential: how can Europe support credible human-rights scrutiny while recognising when advocacy also serves geopolitical confrontation?
Read Dr. Wolf’s full analysis.
Understanding South Asia. Connecting Europe.
