Srinagar, May 13 -- In unequivocal terms, the PM declared that the age of India exercising strategic restraint in the face of repeated provocations is over. Operation Sindoor, as he described, was not merely a military mission but a calibrated assertion of India's strength, resolve, and moral authority. The precision strikes deep into Pakistani territory, targeting long-operating terror hubs like Bahawalpur and Muridke, were a powerful message not just to Islamabad, but to the world: India, the PM rightly pointed out, will no longer be a passive victim of terrorism exported from across the border.

Coming in the immediate wake of the four day war ending in a ceasefire, the PM's speech resonated on multiple levels. First, it acknowledged t...