India, May 7 -- Operation Sindoor, a series of punitive, "pre-emptive" military strikes carried out by the Indian armed forces in the early hours of May 7, marks a major departure in India's counter-terrorism policy. The Indian decision to strike targets deep inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and mainland Pakistan, braving potential military retaliation from that country, underscores India's willingness to expand the scope of measures to punish those responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack and a decision to disregard advice from the international community to exercise restraint. The surgical strikes of 2016 signalled a clear political intent that Delhi is no longer willing to sit back in the face of terror attacks, even if the act...