Overview
- Discovery premiered Declassified: Operation Sindoor on Saturday, August 15, 2026, featuring National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s first public interview about the operation.
- Doval told the programme that the explicit objective of Operation Sindoor was the destruction of terror camps tied to the April 22 Pahalgam attack and that India’s tolerance should not be seen as weakness.
- Operation Sindoor began on May 7, 2025, with precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan‑occupied Kashmir and led to a nearly 88‑hour military confrontation that eased after both sides reached an understanding on May 10, 2025.
- Officials and commanders in the series say India’s opening strikes deliberately targeted militant camps rather than Pakistani military or civilian facilities and that Pakistan then responded with drones and missiles prompting wider Indian counter‑strikes.
- The series also highlights New Delhi’s non‑kinetic steps after the strikes, including downgrading ties and suspending the Indus Waters Treaty, and the release is positioned to cement the government’s narrative about deterrence and future policy options.