Overview

• Operation Sindoor concluded with India’s BrahMos missiles supported by drones destroying seven Pakistani military installations under full autonomy granted to the service chiefs by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
• New Delhi froze the Indus Water Treaty, downgraded Pakistani High Commission staff and declared defence personnel persona non grata as part of a coordinated diplomatic package.
• The “Justice Done, Op Sindoor” narrative management campaign deployed strategic communications to bolster domestic cohesion and influence global opinion.
• Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir has turned to Washington for U.S. air-defence systems after China’s HQ-9 batteries failed to repel India’s cross-border strikes.
• Observers warn Pakistan’s shift from Chinese to U.S. air-defence procurement will reshape South Asia’s security dynamics and signal a new era of grey-zone deterrence.