Goa, July 25 -- Launched on the night of May 7-8, 2025, Operation Sindoor marked a significant shift in India's counterterrorism strategy. It was a direct response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians, including several tourists. The attack, claimed by The Resistance Front-a Pakistan-backed terror outfit-prompted India to launch a highly coordinated military operation aimed at dismantling cross-border terror infrastructure.

Unlike traditional retaliatory actions, Operation Sindoor was designed as a precision, intelligence-driven campaign, targeting terror camps and logistical hubs of groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen in Pakistan and Pakista...