On the night of February 26, 2019, the Indian Air Force (IAF) suspended years and years of its non-intervention policy by crossing the Line of Control to attack the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) training camp in Balakot, Pakistan. This was done in retaliation to the Pulwama attack on February 14, 2019, sending a clear message to Pakistan. However, Pakistan denied the presence of any JeM camp in Balakot; it also denied any casualties or destruction to property caused by India’s retaliatory strike.

And that is the last we heard of the terrorist group. However, an eyewitness who was at the camp on the night of February 26 recalls the event and the following days, with details about the people present at the camp and the camp’s power structure. This and more previously unpublished documents are what Debunking Balakot offers about the inside of the Balakot camp and the strike that happened that night. Along with an exclusive interview with Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa and an OSINT detailed satellite analysis to explain the strategic choice behind the strike.

The monograph will also demystify Jaish-e-Mohammed – it reveals buttoned-up details on the group’s formation, its new and old training camp structures, its indoctrination of recruits, its mafia-family-style source of income, and its links with other terrorist groups, including the Taliban. What special training are JeM recruits given before they’re sent to Indian Kashmir, what routes do they operate on, how do they organize themselves in J&K, and how do they deal with the locals? The book debunks it all.

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