Operation Sindoor is a series of missile attacks by Indian armed forces on nine terror targets in Pakistan and PoK in the early hours of 7 May 2025 in response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
Between 1:05 AM and 1:30 AM on 7 May, 2025, Indian armed forces struck 9 terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (Pok). This included the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Muridke and Jaish-e-Mohammed in Bahawalpur. In a statement, the Indian government said its actions were “focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature” and that “no Pakistani military facilities have been targeted”.
Underlining the Pakistan link to the Pahalgam attack, the statement said India is “living up to the commitment that those responsible for this attack will be held accountable”.
Pakistan reacted to the precision strikes by sending in drone swarms into Indian border states, and launching missiles on military and civilian infrastructure in India. Indian armed forces responded by striking airbases in Pakistan. On 10 May, Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) called his Indian counterpart and the two agreed on an understanding to cease all military hostilities starting 5 pm that day.
Mr. Gupta, the parallels with history, while not implausible, may not apply this time around, as the timeline- even of Munir- is quite likely to be dictated by China.
India should wargame scenarios with both adversaries in the mix.
So what are China’s motivations? They could be aimed at keeping India on the back foot or masking their own intentions towards other adversaries- any number of conflicts in S. China sea to a conflict with Taiwan – while world attention is focused on the two warring nuclear powers.
After planning for six months, socialist India will realise that it has no money left for socialism. Hence, it well back to ‘All money for socialism, no money for defence’.
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