India, May 24 -- Dr Walter C. Ladwig III analyses Operation Sindoor and its impact on regional deterrence dynamics.

NEW DELHI: In an exclusive interaction withThe Sunday Guardian, leading South Asia security expert Dr Walter C. Ladwig III offered an incisive assessment of Operation Sindoor, India's limited but impactful military campaign launched in the wake of the April Pahalgam attack.

Dismissing suggestions that India halted the operation prematurely, Ladwig framed the decision as a deliberate exercise in strategic restraint-one that demonstrated India's ability to deliver calibrated military responses without escalating into full-scale conflict.

Ladwig, who is a senior Lecturer in International Relations at King's College Londonand...