been able to count on a wave of Indian nationalism paramilitary forces were attacked in a suicide

“India wants peace,” he said in a televised address on Wednesday. “But if provoked, India is capable of giving a befitting reply.”

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Whenever he has been in a pinch, Mr. Modi has been able to count on a wave of Indian nationalism. Such sentiment helped in the early stage of the coronavirus pandemic when he asked India’s entire population of 1.3 billion to stay indoors for the sake of the nation and many diligently obeyed.

And last year, when Indian paramilitary forces were attacked in a suicide bombing linked to a terrorist group in Pakistan, Mr. Modi ordered airstrikes on Pakistan. The brinkmanship set off a jolt of jingoism that, a few months later, helped propel him to a crushing re-election victory.