In response to the Pahalgam massacre, India launched its most daring military operation in decades—crushing terror camps, pounding military installations, and issuing a final red line to Pakistan and the world.
Pahalgam Terror Attack : The Last Straw
On April 22, 2025, four Pakistani terrorists carried out a brutal attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir. They specifically targeted Hindu tourists, executing 26 civilians in cold blood. Eyewitness accounts confirm that the terrorists, after verifying religious identities, taunted the survivors with chilling words: “Go tell Modi.”
This barbaric act, reminiscent of the darkest days of 26/11, was not just a terror strike—it was a declaration of ideological war by Pakistan’s terror ecosystem. And this time, India didn’t send dossiers. It sent warplanes.
Diplomatic Firestorm Preceded the Military Thunder
Within hours of the attack, India recalled its diplomatic mission in Islamabad. Pakistani envoys were expelled, visa issuance suspended, and the Indus Waters Treaty was placed in abeyance. The international community was briefed that any further act of provocation would be seen as a state-sponsored declaration of war.
India laid the diplomatic groundwork, but behind the scenes, Operation Sindoor 2025 was already being scripted.
Phase I : Striking at the Root – Nine Terror Camps Decimated
On the night of May 7 and early morning of May 8, India launched the first phase of Operation Sindoor. In this precision air offensive, nine terror camps were hit with air-to-surface missiles and indigenous strike drones. These were not random targets—they were decades-old jihad factories openly supported by Pakistan’s military and intelligence networks.
Targets and Details :
Top Terrorists Eliminated :
India not only killed terrorists. It destroyed Pakistan’s terror architecture.
Phase II : The drones Came – and Were Annihilated
Instead of owning up to its terror links, Pakistan retaliated like a rogue state. On the evening of May 8, it sent over 300 swarm drones into Indian airspace targeting civilian and religious locations.
India’s Akashteer Air Defence System, bolstered by indigenous radar tech, shot down every single drone with 100% interception rate—without any casualties or infrastructure loss.
Phase III : The Knockout Blow – Eleven Airbases Neutralized
The final phase of Operation Sindoor began just hours later, on May 9–10. Indian forces launched deep-penetration strikes across Pakistan, targeting high-value military airbases and strategic sites. Using BrahMos-A, SCALP missiles, and SPICE 2000 bunker busters, India redefined aerial warfare.
List of Airbases Hit :
Following is the before and after visual proof of airbases destroyed
By 4 AM on May 10, over 30-40% of Pakistan’s air defense infrastructure was crippled. Multiple key personnel, including Squadron Leader Usman Yousuf, were confirmed dead.
Seismic activity recorded in the vicinity of Sargodha and Rawalpindi (4.1 and 5.7 magnitude) further fueled speculation that India may have struck underground nuclear facilities.
The Ceasefire that Wasn’t One
At 3:25 PM IST on May 10, Pakistan’s DGMO made a backchannel call to his Indian counterpart. He requested an immediate cessation of hostilities.
There was no written agreement, no joint statement. Only silence from India—and a shattered Pakistani military command structure scrambling to regroup.
Strategic Shift: India’s Message to the World
Operation Sindoor wasn’t just a military triumph. It was a doctrinal shift:
- India abandoned its restraint-era policies.
- It discarded the false distinction between terror groups and their state sponsors.
- It demonstrated that its air defense systems and strike capabilities could rival the world’s best.
- It proved Pakistan’s “nuclear shield” is no longer a deterrent.
India’s response was measured, precise, and deeply unsettling for those who believed the subcontinent’s rules of engagement would never change.
The Global Fallout
The world watched silently.
There were no loud condemnations.
No rushed visits by UN envoys.
Instead, the US, Russia, and even France issued cautious statements supporting India’s right to self-defense.
China, caught off guard, expressed “concern”—but remained eerily quiet on Pakistan’s terror links.
Even Islamic nations known to back Pakistan were unusually muted, with several Gulf countries privately acknowledging the legitimacy of India’s response.
What India Has Achieved
- We stand firm in the face of nuclear threats.
- We have zero tolerance for terrorism.
- Destroyed several terror HQs inside Pakistan and also Pakistan’s air bases.
- Our defense systems rank among the strongest in the world.
- Any act of aggression will be met with a powerful response.
- India is the only country which has exposed a so-called nuclear power by attacking right inside their country.
- India is emerging as a global manufacturing hub—an alternative to China for the U.S. and beyond.
- We are a trusted and reliable partner on the world stage.
Congress, the Opposition and the Cowardice of Memory
Today, some in India’s opposition—including the Congress party—mock Modi’s decisiveness. They ask:
“Why now? Why escalate?”
But where were these “strategic minds” when Mumbai was burning in 2008?
Where was this chest-thumping when 166 civilians were slaughtered by Pakistani terrorists?
Congress gave us silence and sympathy. Modi gave us strength and strikes.
Even in 1971, when India under Indira Gandhi won the war, 93,000 Pakistani prisoners surrendered.
And yet, under pressure from Moscow and Washington, she released all of them without securing PoK, without formalizing the LoC, without reparations.
As Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw lamented:
“We won militarily, but lost strategically. We gave it all away at the Simla table.”
That’s the Congress DNA: Capitulate first, regret later.
Today, as India stands tall, the Opposition finds time to question its own armed forces, parrot Pakistani propaganda, and echo the lines of General Munir rather than standing behind their own nation.
Shame is too mild a word.
Modi’s India : The New Normal
You kill 26 Indians, we destroy 26 of your camps.
You send drones, we bomb airbases.
You lie, we lead.
India is no longer a nation of restraint. It is a nation of resolve.
Modi doesn’t wait for permission. He creates doctrine.
Final Message to the World
Prime Minister Modi delivered a resolute message to the nation and the world — this is not a ceasefire, but a conditional pause based on India’s terms. He made it unequivocally clear that any future act of terror emanating from Pakistani soil will be treated as an act of war, and the response will be swift, decisive, and devastating. Pakistan has been warned: cross the line again, and you’ll be reduced to rubble.
India has shown that peace does not come from begging.
It comes from power, clarity, and resolve.
To Pakistan: Never test our patience again.
To the opposition: Never side with enemies when your soldiers are fighting.
To the world: India will defend every inch, every citizen, every truth.
This is Operation Sindoor.
Not just a mission.
A moment that will define a generation
Jai Hind.
Author : Sandeep Gandotra, is a serial entrepreneur, startup founder, social media influencer and political analyst with 25 years of overall experience. Tweets at Sandeep Gandotra
