Overview
- An Army Day video released on January 15 presents precision strikes conducted in May 2025 against nine terror targets, followed by attacks on Pakistani air‑defence radars and airbases.
- The campaign was launched after the April 22 Pahalgam massacre in Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 tourists were killed in what officials described as a sectarian attack.
- Reporting cites over a hundred militants killed during the initial strikes on locations including Lashkar‑e‑Taiba’s Muridke site and Jaish‑e‑Mohammad’s Markaz in Bahawalpur.
- Pakistan responded with drones and cross‑border shelling, and India shot down drones before striking military infrastructure across the border, with Pakistan’s DGMO later requesting a ceasefire on May 10.
- Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said the operation was executed under a clear political directive with full freedom of action, crediting jointness reforms led by the Chief of Defence Staff for the coordination.