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>>97615(OP)

is it true that bjpee is doing secular nationalism to appeal to librandis?

> The inclusion of a secular nationalist narrative in the public domestic discourse suggests the BJP does not believe that religious nationalism alone will be enough to manufacture consent for armed conflict.

>A carefully crafted more secular nationalist narrative – was reflected in the Ministry of External Affairs’ briefing. It was led by two female officers – one Hindu and one Muslim – and included a statement by the foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, reiterating that while the aim of the Pahalgam attack had been to divide the nation on communal lines, the Indian government and its people had risen to the challenge and refused to be divided.

>If the name of the operation was designed to appeal to religious nationalists, the Ministry of External Affairs briefing was designed to spark pride in liberal-minded Indians. The imagery of two successful Indian women, one Muslim and one Hindu, together holding forth in a traditionally male dominated field clearly found its target audience. Many, mesmerised by the optics of a secular nation, with equal opportunity for women and minorities, that has long been promised but which has rarely materialised, have ceased to ask whether this was the right strategy at all. The retaliatory attacks on Indian Muslims and Kashmiris within India in the aftermath of Pahalgam have also been forgotten. Nationalist war mongering has always been perfectly acceptable in Indian liberal circles, as long as it was at least avowedly secular.

>>98370

https://thewire.in/politics/sindoor-mea-pakistan-india-narratives