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</span><h1 class=”entry-title”>Defense Without Strategy: India’s Strategic Pretense</h1><div class=’post-summary’>Swami Vivekananda, the great Yogi, said, “With every man, there is an idea; the external man is only the outward manifestation of this idea within. Likewise, every nation has a corresponding national idea. This idea is working for the world, and it’s necessary for its preservation.” For strategic affairs, this “idea” functions as an organizing principle of state behavior. In India, however, the absence of such an animating idea has generated an illusion of strategy sustained by a series of disconnected reforms.</div><div class=”single-authors”>By <span id=”authorname”></span></div><div class=”posted-on-single-post” style=”display:none”>
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Afghanistan has returned to <a href=”https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/war-afghanistan” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Taliban rule</a>, Pakistan is trapped in <a href=”https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/11/25/elite-capture-how-pakistan-is-losing-6-percent-of-its-gdp-to-corruption” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>economic collapse</a> and civil–military dysfunction, Bangladesh is plummeting into Islamist mobilization, <a href=”https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/the-economic-roots-of-nepals-uprising-and-what-it-means-for-the-region/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Nepal</a>, <a href=”https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2025/10/07/sri-lanka-s-economic-recovery-remains-incomplete-as-key-challenges-remain” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Sri Lanka</a> and the <a href=”https://www.maldiveseconomy.mv/post/hurt-pain-and-recovery-the-path-forward-for-the-maldives” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Maldives</a> are facing political and economic fragility, and Myanmar’s junta is involved in <a href=”https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/rohingya-crisis-myanmar” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>civil war</a>. These developments directly affect India’s internal security, border stability, trade routes and regional influence. Yet, the Indian response is reactive and episodic.</p><p>Nowhere is this strategic incoherence more evident than in India’s approach toward the Taliban. The <a href=”https://youtu.be/aimRk73trX8?si=f1xyx2vVWr4yNVZO” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>radical militia</a> of the Taliban captured Kabul in August 2021, and India immediately pulled its diplomats out and closed its mission. In contrast, the mastermind of the Taliban movement, <a href=”https://www.efsas.org/publications/study-papers/pakistan-army-and-terrorism%3B-an-unholy-alliance/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Pakistan</a>, was elated. Subsequently, Indian diplomats realized that they had given Pakistan a <em>carte blanche</em> (blank check) on the Afghan affairs. The last time Pakistan got the better of India in Afghanistan was <a href=”https://www.democracynow.org/2004/6/10/ghost_wars_how_reagan_armed_the” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>post-Afghan Jihad</a> in 1989, and it led to a dramatic increase in militants entering Jammu and Kashmir. Therefore, to avoid history repeating itself, Indian diplomats are trying to build a working understanding with the Taliban.</p><p>However, engagement does not require legitimization. Giving a highly media-driven welcome to Afghanistan Foreign Minister <a href=”https://mfa.gov.af/en/page/30133″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Amir Khan Muttaqi</a> and allowing him to visit <a href=”https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/taliban-fm-amir-khan-muttaqis-deoband-visit-what-is-the-seminarys-connection-with-afghanistan-101760173304481.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Deoband</a> seminary does not advance any articulated strategic purpose. This approach demonstrates that tactical changes have overtaken strategic planning.</p><p>At the same time, Bangladesh has plunged into radicalism, directly affecting long-term Indian interests. The interim government, inadvertently or advertently, has given ideological and operational space to the <a href=”https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/21/what-is-bangladeshs-jamaat-e-islami-party-could-it-lead-the-country-next” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Jammat-e-Islami</a> and Hizbut-Tahrir Bangladesh (<a href=”https://rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/rsis/hizb-ut-tahrir-bangladesh-a-growing-threat-and-the-need-for-action/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>HTB</a>) in the state. Multiple reports even suggest that <a href=”https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-isi-actions-in-bangladesh-can-turn-south-asia-into-a-global-terror-hotspot-13846633.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Pakistani</a> intelligence is looking to knit an alliance with extremists in Bangladesh. The results are turning out to be horrific, with <a href=”https://raksha-anirveda.com/bangladesh-at-a-breaking-point-islamist-mobilisation-state-drift-and-the-regional-threat/?srsltid=AfmBOoo5qMZCVvvi-LmiViMcTftPhObXxBbOlq34iGLVaxuIqVdZ3_UM” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>radicalism</a> pervading society, the economy is <a href=”https://globalcdg.org/from-protest-to-looting-the-collapse-of-the-economy-in-bangladesh-during-the-interim-government/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>depreciating</a> and social tensions, with <a href=”https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/bangladesh-at-the-brink-how-islamist-extremism-threatens-the-nations-bengali-soul-13962658.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Hindus</a> being specially targeted, are reaching acute stress.</p><p>In such a situation, one expects a coherent Indian response. However, the Indian solution to this anarchy is anything but coherent. The policies are made on a case-by-case basis, untethered by any overarching architecture of grand strategy.</p><h2 class=”wp-block-heading”>The necessity of the National Security Strategy</h2><p>This malaise of incoherence is largely due to the absence of a National Security Strategy (<a href=”https://youtu.be/J4hhOKW4Ql4?si=kU78zZSfOK33pRWK” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>NSS</a>). In the absence of a guiding philosophy that defines national interests, threats and priorities, India’s response is fragmented and erratic. Although the National Security Council (<a href=”https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-exam/national-security-council/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>NSC</a>) decided to begin work on the NSS in 2018, it is not yet ready. The secretary of the NSC is the National Security Advisor (NSA); thus, the NSA was tasked with its formulation.</p><p>This delay is especially consequential given the scale of global change since 2018. The great-power competition is rapidly intensifying. Military technology is advancing on an alarming scale. <a href=”https://www.spf.org/en/jpus/publications/20250410.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>New domains</a> of warfare, such as cyber and space, are expanding the scope of threat perception by altering recruitment and training. And within all these changes, the regional stability in the subcontinent is plummeting. In such an environment, an NSS becomes a necessity.</p><p>However, what is an NSS, and why is it indispensable? These questions are foundational to grasping the essence of an NSS. An NSS is fundamentally a political-strategic document that integrates the military, diplomacy, the economy and technology. From a realist perspective, it brings multiple elements of state power together to reduce vulnerability in an anarchic system where the distribution of power drives conflict.</p><p>An NSS consists of two parts: one confidential, for top-ranking serving officers, and the other declassified, for scholars and thinkers. The declassified part succinctly presents a nation’s view on the prevailing balance of power and international politics. It presents an assessment of the present. The NSS also lists a nation’s interests in the external world. It tells us which region, ocean and sea are most critical for its trade. It also informs us about the status quo from military and political perspectives in the trade-critical regions. Finally, once the interests are clearly defined, it outlines ways to protect them. The means can vary depending on the comprehensive national power. As the power increases, the ways to influence others to your way change. These are the three basic elements of an NSS.</p><p>Threat perception, relative power symmetry, economic power shifts, technology and its military applications are constantly changing. Thus, a timely revision of the NSS is necessary. This revision helps a nation to face the new threats with strategic clarity.  </p><p>In this sense, the NSS is the very core of a state’s security architecture. Much like the Preamble of a constitution, it lays the normative and strategic foundation for a much grander scheme to secure interests. This document is the driving force in the functioning of the most important elements of state power. Yet, India does not have it. This strategic amnesia is costing Indian national security dearly. </p><h2 class=”wp-block-heading”>What follows the NSS: the National War Doctrine</h2><p>The immediate doctrinal corollary for the military is the National War Doctrine (<a href=”https://www.spslandforces.com/experts-speak/?id=1231&h=New-War-Doctrine-and-Vision-2047″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>NWD</a>). The NWD articulates the way the military will fight the next war. It is the brain and guiding philosophy for the military. This study defines how the military conceptualizes warfighting. It translates the national interests defined in the NSS into military concepts and operational preparedness.</p><p>Once this comprehensive assessment is done, the military moves to building capability and increasing capacity. Hence, it is the NWD that decides the approach to warfare. So, whether the military chooses an Integrated approach in the form of joint theater commands with integration across domains such as cyber, electronics and space, or fights as individual services, is decided solely by the NWD. Therefore, implementing such an approach is the final step in planning. Surprisingly, implementation is occurring first in our case, driven by the <a href=”https://usiofindia.org/pdf/Theaterisation_A_Way_Ahead.pdf” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>theaterization</a> of commands. </p><p>It is not just theaterization but also changes in recruitment patterns, new doctrines for <a href=”https://www.spslandforces.com/story/?id=962&h=Three-New-Joint-Doctrines” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Special Forces</a> and <a href=”https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2153626&reg=3&lang=2″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>Cyber Domains</a>, and the raising of <a href=”https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.indiatoday.in/amp/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/bhairav-battalion-the-indian-armys-fight-tonight-unit-takes-shape-2847463-2026-01-06″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>new battalions</a> that are happening. Meanwhile, both the Special Forces (SF) doctrine and the Cyberspace doctrine, and the operationalization of the Joint Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD) in 2019, are welcome additions. But the underlying fact remains that this should ideally be done after we have defined our interests and areas of interest broadly. Such an exercise will be more impactful in utilizing the special forces and exploiting the cyber domain.</p><p>For instance, numerous SF veterans have written that our SFs are engaged in counterinsurgency operations in Jammu & Kashmir, even though such operations can easily be carried out by the Ghatak platoons of any infantry battalion. The veterans are of the opinion that SF must primarily be used to achieve strategic objectives. </p><p>Given such a haphazard state of affairs, the former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General MM Naravane, <a href=”https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/exarmy-chief-questions-theaterisation-approach-101672338025747.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>stated</a> in 2022 that talking about theaterization before having the NSS is akin to “putting a cart before the horse”. Thus, implementing such reforms without doctrinal clarity risks fixing the military in a misaligned organizational setup. Such a scenario will not bode well for the country nor the military.</p><h2 class=”wp-block-heading”>The way forward</h2><p>If India intends to claim its long-lost seat among the great powers, then having the NSS is the first step. This will set the tone for India’s engagement with the rest of the world. It will give much-needed clarity and usher in economic and military reforms on the basis of long-term objectives. It will save Indians from pursuing ill-defined aims.</p><div class=”signup-popup square-email-box n-email-popup light-pink”><div class=”modal-content modal-content-email-box”><div class=”display-flex”><div class=”mobile-view-content”><h2>We are a rare nonprofit in the world news space. Most other organizations are owned by billionaires or governments. We are bottom-up, not top-down and bring you perspectives from around the world. So, sign up now for our free newsletters to hear from our <strong>3,000+ voices</strong> from <strong>90+ countries</strong>.</h2></div><div class=”signup-popup”><div class=”signup-innersection”><form method=”post” action=”https://www.fairobserver.com/moosend-subscription”>
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.popup_container {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: center;
flex-wrap: wrap;
text-align: center
}

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max-width: 420px !important
} */</style> <script>jQuery(document).ready(function () {

jQuery(‘.close-popup-btn-signup’).click(function () {
jQuery(‘#myModalPopUpsignup’).hide();

});

jQuery(‘#myBtn , .sign_up_heaer’).click(function () {
jQuery(‘#myModalPopUpsignup’).show();
});

var path = location.pathname;
var popup_not_allowed_in_paths = [“/fo/donate/”, “/fo/support-fo/”, “/fo/membership-account/membership-levels/”,
“/fo/membership-account/membership-checkout/?level=2”, “/fo/membership-account/membership-checkout/?level=1”,
“/fo/contact/”, “payment-success”
];
var isPopupOnPathAllowed = true;
if (popup_not_allowed_in_paths.includes(path)) {
isPopupOnPathAllowed = false;
}

if (jQuery.cookie(‘whenToShowDialog’) != “yesss” && isPopupOnPathAllowed) {
jQuery(window).scroll(function () {
var available, percentage_of_page, half_screen, height;
available = jQuery(document).height();
percentage_of_page = 0.25;
half_screen = available * percentage_of_page;
height = jQuery(window).scrollTop();
if (height > half_screen) {

if (jQuery.cookie(‘whenToShowDialog’) != “yesss”) {
jQuery(“#myModalPopUp”).css(‘display’, ‘flex’);
jQuery.cookie(“whenToShowDialog”, “yesss”);
}
}
});
} else {
jQuery(‘#myModalPopUp’).hide();
}

var dwnldbtn = jQuery(“#download_product_popup_open”);
dwnldbtn.click(() => {
console.log(‘be’);
jQuery(‘#download_product_popup’).show();
});

jQuery(‘#download_product_popup_open’).click(function () {
console.log(‘hellof’);
jQuery(‘#download_product_popup’).fadeIn();
});
jQuery(‘.download_product_popup_close’).click(function () {
jQuery(‘#download_product_popup’).fadeOut();
});
jQuery(‘.download_product_popup_close’).click(function () {
jQuery(‘#download_product_popup’).fadeOut();
});

var container = jQuery(“#download_product_popup”);
container.click((e) => {
if (e.target.id == ‘download_product_popup’) {
jQuery(‘#download_product_popup’).hide();
}
});

jQuery(‘.close-popup-btn’).click(function () {
// $.cookie(‘whenToShowDialog’, “yesss”);
display(“whenToShowDialog”, “yesss”);
jQuery(‘#myModalPopUp’).hide();
});

jQuery(‘.other_donation_amount’).keyup(function (e) {
var $otherRadio = jQuery(‘#other’);
var $otherAmountSection = jQuery(‘.other_donation_amount_section’);

$otherAmountSection.show();
$otherRadio.prop(‘checked’, true);

var value = jQuery(this).val();
jQuery(‘#donation_amount’).html(‘$’ + value);
$otherRadio.val(value);
jQuery(‘#amount’).val(value);
});

jQuery(‘#other’).change(function () {
if (jQuery(this).is(‘:checked’)) {
jQuery(‘.other_donation_amount_section’).show();
} else {
jQuery(‘.other_donation_amount_section’).hide();
}
});
});

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jQuery(document).click(function () {

/* login popup */
jQuery(‘#closebtnlogin’).click(function () {
jQuery(“#loginmodal”).hide();
});
var logincontainer = jQuery(“.dm-fo-login-box”);
if (!logincontainer.is(event.target) && !logincontainer.has(event.target).length) {
jQuery(“#loginmodal”).hide();
}
var loginbtn = jQuery(“.fo-login-link”);
if (!loginbtn.is(event.target) && !loginbtn.has(event.target).length) {

} else {
var loginModal = jQuery(“#loginmodal”);
loginModal.find(‘.popup-form input’).val(”); // Clear all input values (optional)
loginModal.find(‘.popup-form’).hide(); // Hide all forms within #loginmodal
loginModal.find(‘.error-message’).remove(); // Remove all error messages within #loginmodal
loginModal.find(‘.input-error’).removeClass(‘input-error’); // Remove error class within #loginmodal
loginModal.find(‘#login-form’).show(); // Show the target form within #loginmodal

loginModal.show(); // Show the login modal
}

/* signupbutton popup */
var signupcontainer = jQuery(“#modal-content-signup”);
if (!signupcontainer.is(event.target) && !signupcontainer.has(event.target).length) {
jQuery(“#myModalPopUpsignup”).hide();
}
var signupcontainerbtn = jQuery(“#myBtn”);
if (!signupcontainerbtn.is(event.target) && !signupcontainerbtn.has(event.target).length) {

} else {
jQuery(“#myModalPopUpsignup”).css(‘display’, ‘flex’);
}

/* signupbutton onscroll popup */
var container = jQuery(“#modal-content-scroll”);
if (!container.is(event.target) && !container.has(event.target).length) {
var displayval = jQuery(‘#myModalPopUp’).css(‘display’);
if (displayval == ‘flex’) {
jQuery(“#myModalPopUp”).hide();
display(“whenToShowDialog”, “yesss”);
}
}

jQuery(‘#other’).click(function () {
jQuery(‘.other_donation_amount_section’).show();
});

jQuery(‘.other_donation_amount’).keyup(function (e) {
var activeElement = document.getElementsByClassName(“donation-amount-box”)[0].getElementsByClassName(“active”)[0];
if (activeElement) {
activeElement.classList.remove(‘active’);
}

var value = $(‘.other_donation_amount’).val();
jQuery(‘#other’).val(value);
jQuery(‘#donation_amount’).html(‘$’ + value);
jQuery(‘#amount’).val(value);
jQuery(‘#paypalamount’).val(value);
jQuery(‘#monthly’).val(value);
})
});

jQuery(document).ready(function () {
jQuery(‘.fo-login-link.btn-popup-footer a’).on(‘click’, function (e) {
e.preventDefault(); // Prevent the default behavior of the link

jQuery(‘.btn-popup-footer-login’).addClass(‘pop-active’); // Add the custom class
});
});

jQuery(document).ready(function () {
jQuery(‘.btn-popup-footer-login-close’).on(‘click’, function () {
jQuery(‘.popup_loginmodel.btn-popup-footer-login’).removeClass(‘pop-active’);
});
});

jQuery(document).ready(function ($) {
jQuery(“.total_counts h1”).click(function () {
jQuery(“.fo-search-popup”).addClass(“active”);
});
});

jQuery(document).ready(function () {
jQuery(‘.tml-pwd-wrap’).append(‘<div id=”show_hide_div” class=”togglepwd” onclick=”showPassword(event)”><i class=”bi bi-eye-slash-fill”></i></div>’);
jQuery(‘meta[property=”og:image:height”]’).attr(“content”, 400);
jQuery(‘meta[property=”og:image:width”]’).attr(“content”, 400);

//Open Bookmark Model
jQuery(‘#screen, #modal’).hide();
jQuery(‘#trigger-modal ,#trigger-modal2’).click(function () {
jQuery(‘#modal’).show();
});
jQuery(‘.x’).click(function () {
jQuery(‘#screen, #modal’).hide();
});

window.addEventListener(‘click’, function (e) {
if (document.getElementById(‘modal’).contains(e.target)) {
jQuery(“#modal”).hide();
} else { }
});

});

function showPassword(event) {
event.stopPropagation();
var pass = document.getElementById(“user_pass”);
if (pass.type === “password”) {
pass.type = “text”;
document.getElementById(“show_hide_div”).innerHTML = “<i class=’bi bi-eye-fill’></i>”;
} else {
pass.type = “password”;
document.getElementById(“show_hide_div”).innerHTML = “<i class=’bi bi-eye-slash-fill’></i>”;
}
}

function showPassword1() {

var pass = document.getElementById(“upassword”);
if (pass.type === “password”) {
pass.type = “text”;
document.getElementById(“show_hide_div_reg1”).innerHTML = “Hide”;
} else {
pass.type = “password”;
document.getElementById(“show_hide_div_reg1”).innerHTML = “Show”;
}
}

function showPassword2() {

var pass = document.getElementById(“upasswordconfirm”);
if (pass.type === “password”) {
pass.type = “text”;
document.getElementById(“show_hide_div_reg2”).innerHTML = “Hide”;
} else {
pass.type = “password”;
document.getElementById(“show_hide_div_reg2”).innerHTML = “Show”;
}
}

jQuery(“.emaillink”).click(function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
jQuery(“#contact_us_form”).css(‘display’, ‘flex’);
});

jQuery(‘#contact_us_form’).click((e) => {
if (e.target.id === “contact_us_form”) {
jQuery(“#contact_us_form”).css(‘display’, ‘none’);
}
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// Wait for 1 minute (60000 milliseconds) after the page loads
setTimeout(function () {
// Get the fixed-footer div
var fixedFooter = document.getElementById(“fixed-footer”);
if (fixedFooter) {
// Make the div visible by setting its display to block
fixedFooter.style.display = “block”;
}
}, 5000); // 60000 ms = 1 minute
});

jQuery(function ($) {
$(window).scroll(function () {
var scrollOffset = $(window).scrollTop();
if (scrollOffset > 400) { // change 100 to the desired scroll offset
$(‘.fixed-footer-newsletter’).addClass(‘active’);
} else {
$(‘fixed-footer-newsletter’).removeClass(‘none’);
}
});
$(document).ready(function () {
$(“.up-down-toggle-btn svg”).click(function () {
$(“.fixed-footer-newsletter”).toggleClass(“hide”);
if ($(“.fixed-footer-newsletter”).hasClass(‘hide’)) {
localStorage.setItem(‘hideClass’, ‘true’);
} else {
localStorage.removeItem(‘hideClass’);
}
});

var hideClass = localStorage.getItem(‘hideClass’);
if (hideClass === ‘true’) {
$(‘.fixed-footer-newsletter’).addClass(‘hide’);
}

});
});</script> <script>jQuery(function ($) {
$(“.hamburger-box”).click(function () {
$(“.hamburger-box”).toggleClass(“is-active”);
});
});</script> <script type=”sortdDeferScript2″>/* — FO Newsletter add or remove class */

jQuery(function($){
$(“.newsletters-click”).on(“click”, function (e) {
$(this).addClass(‘active’);
});

$(‘#amount_50’).click(function () {
$(‘.amount’).removeAttr(‘checked’);
$(‘#other_pay’).val(0);
$(‘#other_amount_pay’).val(0);
$(this).attr(‘checked’, ‘checked’)
});

$(‘#amount_100’).click(function () {
$(‘.amount’).removeAttr(‘checked’);
$(‘#other_pay’).val(0);
$(‘#other_amount_pay’).val(0);
$(this).attr(‘checked’, ‘checked’)
});

$(‘#amount_500’).click(function () {
$(‘.amount’).removeAttr(‘checked’);
$(‘#other_pay’).val(0);
$(‘#other_amount_pay’).val(0);
$(this).attr(‘checked’, ‘checked’)
});

$(‘#amount_1000’).click(function () {
$(‘.amount’).removeAttr(‘checked’);
$(‘#other_pay’).val(0);
$(‘#other_amount_pay’).val(0);
$(this).attr(‘checked’, ‘checked’)
});

$(‘#other_pay’).change(function () {
$(‘.amount’).removeAttr(‘checked’);
$(this).attr(‘checked’, ‘checked’)
});

$(“#other_amount_pay”).on(“input”, function () {
var inputValue = $(this).val();
if (inputValue !== “”) {
$(‘#amount_50’).removeAttr(‘checked’);
$(‘#amount_100’).removeAttr(‘checked’);
$(‘#amount_500’).removeAttr(‘checked’);
$(‘#amount_1000’).removeAttr(‘checked’);
$(‘#other_pay’).val(inputValue);

$(“#other_pay”).prop(“checked”, true);
}
});

});

/* input type number validation */

const numericInput = document.getElementById(‘other_donation_amount’);

if (numericInput) {
numericInput.addEventListener(‘input’, function (e) {
// Get the current input value
const inputValue = e.target.value;

// Remove any non-numeric characters
const numericValue = inputValue.replace(/[^0-9]/g, ”);

// Update the input value with the numeric value
e.target.value = numericValue;
});

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jQuery(“.share-btn”).click(function () {
jQuery(“.m-share-events”).toggleClass(“active”);
});
});

jQuery(function($){
// For Login Form
if ($(‘form[name=”login”]’).length) {
const loginForm = $(‘form[name=”login”]’);
// Dynamically remove labels and add placeholders for Login Form
$(‘form[name=”login”] label[for=”user_login”]’).remove();
$(‘form[name=”login”] #user_login’).attr(‘placeholder’, ‘Email or Username’);

$(‘form[name=”login”] label[for=”user_pass”]’).remove();
$(‘form[name=”login”] #user_pass’).attr(‘placeholder’, ‘Password’);

// Form validation and error handling for Login Form
$(‘form[name=”login”]’).on(‘submit’, function (e) {
e.preventDefault(); // Prevent form submission for validation

let isValid = true;

$(this).find(‘input[type=”text”], input[type=”password”]’).each(function () {
const input = $(this);
const value = input.val().trim();

// Remove previous error message and red border
input.closest(‘.tml-field-wrap’).prev(‘.error-message’).remove();
input.removeClass(‘input-error’);

// Determine field name for the error message
const fieldName = input.attr(‘id’) === ‘user_login’ ? ‘Email or Username’ :
input.attr(‘id’) === ‘user_pass’ ? ‘Password’ :
‘This field’;

// Add error if the field is empty
if (!value) {
isValid = false;
input.closest(‘.tml-field-wrap’).before(`<div class=”error-message”>${fieldName} is required.</div>`);
input.addClass(‘input-error’);
}
});

// Submit the form if valid
return isValid;
});

// Remove error message and red border on input for Login Form
$(document).on(‘input’, ‘.input-error’, function () {
$(this).removeClass(‘input-error’);
$(this).closest(‘.tml-field-wrap’).prev(‘.error-message’).remove();
});
}

// For Lost Password Form
if ($(‘form[name=”lostpassword”]’).length) {
// Dynamically remove labels and add placeholders for Lost Password Form
$(‘form[name=”lostpassword”] label[for=”user_login”]’).remove();
$(‘form[name=”lostpassword”] #user_login’).attr(‘placeholder’, ‘Email or Username’);

// Change the submit button text for Lost Password form
$(‘form[name=”lostpassword”] button[type=”submit”]’).text(‘Reset Password’);

// Form validation and error handling for Lost Password Form
$(‘form[name=”lostpassword”]’).on(‘submit’, function (e) {
e.preventDefault(); // Prevent form submission for validation

let isValid = true;

$(this).find(‘input[type=”text”]’).each(function () {
const input = $(this);
const value = input.val().trim();

// Remove previous error message and red border
input.closest(‘.tml-field-wrap’).prev(‘.error-message’).remove();
input.removeClass(‘input-error’);

// Determine field name for the error message
const fieldName = input.attr(‘id’) === ‘user_login’ ? ‘Email or Username’ : ‘This field’;

// Add error if the field is empty
if (!value) {
isValid = false;
input.closest(‘.tml-field-wrap’).before(`<div class=”error-message”>${fieldName} is required.</div>`);
input.addClass(‘input-error’);
}
});

// Submit the form if valid
return isValid;
});

// Remove error message and red border on input for Lost Password Form
$(document).on(‘input’, ‘.input-error’, function () {
$(this).removeClass(‘input-error’);
$(this).closest(‘.tml-field-wrap’).prev(‘.error-message’).remove();
});
}

$(document).ajaxSuccess(function (event, xhr, settings) {
// Check if the request URL is the one from the lostpassword form (or another condition based on your URL)
if (settings.url.indexOf(‘forgot-the-password’) !== -1) {
var response = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);

if (response.success) {
// const successMessage = response.data.notice;
const successMessage = “we have sent a link to your email to reset your password.”;
// Toggle visibility of the before and after sections
$(‘#forgot-password-form .forget-password-before’).hide();
$(‘#forgot-password-form .forget-password-after’).fadeIn();

} else {
// const errorMessage = response.data.errors;
// Clear previous error messages
$(‘form[name=”lostpassword”] .error-message’).remove();
$(‘form[name=”lostpassword”] .input-error’).removeClass(‘input-error’);

const errorMessage = ‘Email address or username is not registered’;
// Find the input fields for user_login and user_pass
const userLoginInput = $(‘form[name=”lostpassword”] #user_login’);

userLoginInput.closest(‘.tml-field-wrap’).before(`<div class=”error-message”>${errorMessage}</div>`);
userLoginInput.addClass(‘input-error’);

}
}

if (settings.url.indexOf(‘login’) !== -1) {
var response = JSON.parse(xhr.responseText);

if (response.success) {
// $(‘form[name=”login”]’).after(‘<div class=”success-message”>Login successful! Redirecting…</div>’);
} else {
// Clear previous error messages
$(‘form[name=”login”] .error-message’).remove();
$(‘form[name=”login”] .input-error’).removeClass(‘input-error’);

const errorMessage = response.data.errors; // Assuming this is an HTML string
// Extract plain text error messages from the response
const extractedErrorMessage = $(errorMessage).text().trim();

// Determine where to display the error based on keywords in the message
const userLoginInput = $(‘form[name=”login”] #user_login’);
const userPassInput = $(‘form[name=”login”] #user_pass’);

$(‘form[name=”login”]’).prepend(`<div class=”error-message”>Email address or password is incorrect.</div>`);
userLoginInput.addClass(‘input-error’);
userPassInput.addClass(‘input-error’);
}
}

});

// Switch Between Forms (Login and Forgot Password)
$(‘.switch-form’).on(‘click’, function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
const target = $(this).data(‘target’);
$(‘.popup-form’).hide(); // Hide all forms
$(‘.error-message’).remove(); // Remove all error messages
$(‘.input-error’).removeClass(‘input-error’); // Remove input error classes
$(‘.popup-form input’).val(”); // Clear all input values (optional)

// Show the target form
if (target === ‘forgot-password-form’) {
// Always show forget-password-before when switching to forgot-password-form
$(‘#forgot-password-form .forget-password-after’).hide();
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