CAN states act like a drunk man? Examining the behavior of India’s political elite after the May 2025 war, which is characterized by ideological intoxication, delusions of grandeur, loss of judgment, and a disregard for reality, the answer to this interesting metaphor is yes ! The recent statements from the Indian defence minister Rajnath Singh claiming to change the history and geography of Pakistan, followed by the Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi threat to erase Pakistan from the map of the world further substantiate this argument that India is high on its fear, ideology and hubris, and it cannot reconcile with the fact that they no longer mean the same to the world as they used to before the May 2025 war.

It also highlights that on the night of 6/7th May, it was not just 7 aircraft that Pakistan Air Force (PAF) brought down ; it was the myth, illusions, hubris, and grandeur of India that was brought down, which India has not been able to digest.

This raises a question : Is India acting like a paranoid state, or is it just another political gimmick of the BJP to woo voters in the upcoming Bihar elections ? India’s current trajectory in conducting its foreign affairs indicates the behaviour of........

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