Overview

• Operation Sindoor was halted on May 10 after Pakistan sought a ceasefire but remains on pause with Indian forces on high alert.
• Defence Minister Rajnath Singh warned that any future terror attack on Indian soil will incur harsher consequences under India’s zero-tolerance doctrine.
• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh stated India achieved nearly 100% of its objectives and compelled Pakistan to initiate talks and halt hostilities.
• Officials called the May strikes a strategic continuation of the 2016 surgical strikes and 2019 air strike aimed at deterring state-sponsored terrorism.
• India has stepped up diplomatic efforts to rally international support and expose Pakistan’s role in cross-border terrorist networks.