London, May 16 -- Walter Ladwig, a senior lecturer in International Relations at King's College London and a leading London-based security expert, on Friday said that Operation Sindoor represents a significant shift in India's counter-terrorism strategy and emphasised that the operation sets a new baseline for how India is likely to respond to future terror attacks, particularly those with credible links to Pakistan.

He further noted that India is no longer relying on diplomacy.

"I think it's shown that it is willing to be and can be successfully assertive in its immediate neighbourhood," said Ladwig, referring to India's approach following Operation Sindoor.

"I think we should assume that Operation Sindoor is the new baseline in terms...