New Delhi, May 19 -- The 100-hour 'Operation Sindoor' is a resounding success. India has made its point loud and clear; the "ceasefire" is holding and the border areas are peaceful again. This is the time we need to be alert to the shadows lurking beneath the glow of the euphoria over victory.

These shadows are pregnant with questions. Indian history is littered with stories bearing testimony to such questions that have been ignored for centuries. From 326 BCE (Alexander's invasion of North India) to 1962 (China's infamous aggression on Indian soil), foreign invaders had kept winning, killing our people and usurping our resources. In the light of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's uncompromising policies and bold actions, we should now make ...