With Operation Sindoor, India demonstrates quiet capability and resolve in the face of terror

In Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the establishment clung to an old playbook — issuing nuclear warnings, hoping to paralyse Indian strategic thinking. But India didn’t blink. The battle today isn’t just on land or across borders. It’s about what sacrifice means, what justice looks like, how nations respond to loss

By: Manoj K Channan

The terror attack on Indian tourists in Pahalgam, where men were separated from their families and executed in front of their wives and children, sent shockwaves across the country. This was not just an act of violence; it was an act of psychological warfare. By executing civilians based on their identity, the perpetrators ensured that the trauma would scar generations.

India, however, chose to respond not with public rage but with quiet preparation. There was no knee-jerk reaction, no impulsive retaliation. Instead, it conducted a precise, strategic, and well-coordinated military response. Intelligence assessments were refined. Links to the attackers and their handlers in Pakistan were verified. The wait wasn’t weakness — it was discipline.