Pakistan, July 31 -- India's political theatre has entered a crisis of confidence. What the Modi government once touted as a strength, its decisive posture on national security, has disintegrated into contradiction, ridicule, and evasion. The monsoon session of Parliament has made one thing clear: the security doctrine marketed to the Indian public no longer commands trust, even within India's institutions.

It began with the Pahalgam attack: a failure not just of operational readiness, but of institutional foresight. The location was known to be sensitive. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi's question (Why was there no security at a high-risk site?) echoed far beyond the opposition benches. The government had no credible answer.

Instead of...