Commencing Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7, 2025, in a swift and decisive military action against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the Indian ... On 7 May 2025, in the early hours of the morning, India struck deep into Pakistani and Pakistan-occupied territories as part of a covert yet publicized mission—Operation Sindoor. It was in retaliation for a brutal terror attack in Pahalgam on 22 April, where 26 civilians were killed. A high-precision, multi-domain offensive, Operation Sindoor represents the strategic evolution of India’s counter-terrorism doctrine. On the intervening night of 6-7 May, 2025, from 01:05 to 01:30 AM, Indian armed forces conducted a tri-service military operation codenamed ‘ Operation Sindoor ’. The Indian doctrine underlined by Op Sindoor is that by carrying out a terrorist attack against India, it is actually Pakistan — its adversary — that is initiating a conventional military conflict.
