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![MinhazMerchant Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::18373968.png) Minhaz Merchant [@MinhazMerchant](/creator/twitter/MinhazMerchant) on x 282.2K followers
Created: 2025-07-18 04:44:38 UTC

India was long a turn-the-other-cheek soft power relying on yoga, spiritualism, film & culture. In return it got terrorism from Pakistan, hostility from China, betrayal from the West. 

#OpSindoor marks the awakening of Indian hard power. My @Openthemag column

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XXXXX engagements

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