Of all the political vulnerabilities of the Congress party, national security features at the top. And yet, it insisted on a full debate, which the Narendra Modi government gladly accepted. While home minister Amit Shah and MPs like Anurag Thakur served the starters, the Prime Minister himself laid out the main course of humiliation for the Congress in his wrapping-up speech.

Congress scion Rahul Gandhi’s strategy has been to try and erode Modi’s credibility in his biggest strength areas: personal integrity and national security. Which is why he had gone out on a limb with campaigns like “Chowkidar Chor Hai" (the guard himself is a thief), alleged BJP corruption in the procurement of Rafale fighter jets, and supposed Chinese incursions in Ladakh.

In all three, Rahul Gandhi........

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