Operation Sindoor has transformed the rules governing military engagement in the Indian subcontinent.
This conflict was not about land. It revolved around maintaining credibility. India emerged victorious — in military, diplomatic, and psychological terms. The responsibility now lies with Islamabad.
On May 7, India initiated Operation Sindoor as a measured yet extensive military action following yet another assault from terrorists linked to Pakistan in Pahalgam. The operation involved targeted strikes on critical terrorist infrastructure within Pakistan, focusing on locations in Bahawalpur, Muridke, and Muzaffarabad, which had long-standing ties to organizations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed. What transpired in the subsequent days would reshape the strategic landscape of the Indian subcontinent.
On the evening of May 10, India executed a significant strike deep within Pakistan's borders. Among the high-priority targets were military bases, air defense systems, radar installations, air assets, and other defense-related sites. Operation Sindoor has changed the engagement protocols in the Indian subcontinent.
This was not conventional warfare. It didn’t involve a massive invasion or a decisive blow aimed at crippling Pakistan’s military capabilities. Instead, it represented a courageous assertion of both capability and purpose.
For many years, Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal acted as a protective barrier. It dissuaded India from conventional responses while allowing Islamabad to persist in its proxy warfare through terrorism. Major terror incidents — including attacks on Parliament in 2001, Mumbai in 2008, and Pulwama in 2019 — were often met with calculated restraint.
The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made it abundantly clear: India will no longer allow itself to be manipulated by Pakistan’s nuclear threats. Should terrorism be utilized as a tool of state policy, responses will not be confined to improvised terror camps — they will encompass a broad range of Pakistan’s power apparatus, including its military and strategic assets. This marks the new operational doctrine.
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