In the early hours of May 7, 2025, India executed Operation Sindoor, a coordinated military response involving precision strikes on ‘terrorist infrastructure’ across Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir. The operation was a deliberate and calibrated answer to the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed innocent lives. It was carried out by the Indian armed forces, reflecting a high degree of planning, technological sophistication and institutional coherence.This is a new phase in India’s national security doctrine.