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Will the slow unravelling of the government’s national security narrative drive it towards desperate actions in the face of the impending general election?
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Modi government are given to wrapping their shortcomings in the tricolour at every available opportunity. It is used to silence critics in the Opposition and for branding detractors in civil society as “anti-nationals”. However, nobody grudged the wave of nationalist sentiment that swept the country after 42 security personnel lost their lives in the Pulwama terrorist attack.
The Opposition rallied behind the government to make a united stand against terrorism
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