2025: Operation Sindoor Established India’s New Normal In Counter-Terror Response

New Delhi, Dec 31: Operation Sindoor, the Indian military’s most expansive and multi-domain combat mission in half a century to punish Pakistan for its relentless support to cross-border terrorism, redefined India’s overarching security and strategic goals in 2025, making it a watershed year for the defence establishment. India launched a series of precision missile strikes on nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir in the early hours of May 7 eliminating at least 100 terrorists in response to the horrific Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 innocent civilians. New Delhi’s action was largely seen as a statement of its…