In a dramatic pre-dawn manoeuvre that has electrified the nation and sent shockwaves across the border, India launched Operation Sindoor — a coordinated tri-services military strike targeting deep-rooted terror infrastructure spread across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK). The operation marks India’s most expansive precision offensive since the 2019 Balakot airstrikes.
The meticulously planned assault comes in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 civilians, including a serving Indian Navy officer and a Nepali national lost their lives. The massacre, allegedly orchestrated by Pakistan-backed terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), had left the nation stunned and mourning, reigniting painful memories of past attacks. This time, the response was swift and decisive.
Launched in the early hours of Wednesday, Operation Sindoor mobilised air, naval, and ground forces, targeting nine separate terror hubs four deep inside mainland Pakistan and five in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Among the groups struck were LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen all internationally proscribed organisations long accused of fomenting unrest in India with alleged complicity from Pakistan’s establishment.
Importantly, no Pakistani military facilities were targeted, reaffirming India's focus on striking only verified terror assets. Each target had been under surveillance, with actionable intelligence confirming its use as an operational centre for planning or executing attacks on Indian soil.
Defence analysts have hailed Operation Sindoor as a bold assertion of India’s right to self-defence, delivered with clinical precision and without civilian casualties. More than just a show of strength, it’s a message — one that says India will not let the blood of innocents go unanswered. For the families still mourning the Pahalgam victims, today brings a measure of solace. And for the architects of terror hiding behind political smokescreens, it’s a chilling reminder: Justice has a long reach — and it now wears the colour of Sindoor.