India is rising. Few serious observers dispute that. Economic growth has accelerated, infrastructure has expanded, internal security has improved, and India’s global posture is more confident than at any point since Independence. India today speaks with greater assurance in global forums, absorbs external pressure with less anxiety, and acts with a clearer sense of national interest. Yet alongside this rise, a counterproductive pattern is taking root—one that risks slowing India’s momentum from within. India is becoming increasingly focused on competing with Pakistan. This fixation is not only unnecessary.It is strategically damaging. The Pakistan Distraction Trap Pakistan today is a failing…