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Until the current conflict with Pakistan settles, India’s political parties must resolve not to make it a campaign issue. If the BJP keeps claiming credit and others attack it, it does two-way damage: Weakens national resolve, and narrows India’s strategic space for manoeuvre. The crisis is by no means over.

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