India, May 14 -- By Maj. Gen. (Retd.) S.G. Vombatkere

With the rapid advances in science and technology for military use, contemporary warfare is multi-faceted. This was observed in Operation Sindoor, which is India's strong and uncompromising response to Pakistan's State-sponsored terrorist attack on tourists at Pahalgam on 22nd April. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave India's Armed Forces full freedom to strike against Pakistan at a time, place and method of their choosing. The military aim was, as the PM said, terrorists ko mitti mein mila denge. [Ref. 1]

India's accurate targeting of nine Pakistani terrorist headquarters and training centres, using missiles, drones and other munitions, demonstrated its successful use of high-tech we...