Overview

• A ceasefire holds since May 10 after India’s May 7 Operation Sindoor struck nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invoked Bengal’s Sindoor Khela symbolism to frame the operation as a defense of national unity and warned of further action against terror sponsors.
• Seven all-party parliamentary teams have visited 33 capitals to highlight Pakistan’s alleged role in cross-border terrorism and defend India’s decision to breach the Line of Control.
• Opposition figures from Congress, TMC and other parties have challenged the government over the need for a special parliamentary session and accused it of politicizing military and diplomatic efforts.
• In Jakarta, Congress MP Salman Khurshid said the abrogation of Article 370 ended Kashmir’s separate status and discussed actionable counterterror cooperation, including FATF engagement, with Indonesian think tanks.