New Delhi [India], May 7: In a swift and measured counter-terrorism operation, the Indian Armed Forces executed Operation Sindoor, destroying nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir. The attack, precision-carried out, was a retaliatory measure for the Pakistani terrorist attack on Pahalgam that killed 26 people, including one Nepali national.
OPERATION SINDOOR: ZERO TOLERANCE TO TERROR
The Indian Armed Forces launched a precision mission, Operation Sindoor; 9 terror camps across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir neutralized.#OperationSindoor #NewIndia pic.twitter.com/VB8iUTxxW9
— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) May 7, 2025
A Targeted Military Action with Strategic Restraint
According to the official release from the Government of India, Operation Sindoor Strike was targeted, measured, and purely non-escalatory. Worth special mention is that no Pakistani military establishment was targeted, highlighting India’s calculated restraint and emphasis on responsibility rather than provocation.
The naming, “Sindoor”, a spiritual red sign of devotion in India, also infuses a strong emotional element. Victim families have responded with authenticity. The martyr Santosh Jagdale’s wife commented, “Got emotional reading the operation name.” Another tearful father of a Navy official affirmed, “This strike will always ring in their minds.“
Operation Sindoor Strike: India Stands By Its Promise to Justice
India’s stance is clear: terrorism will not go unpunished. Operation Sindoor strike reaffirms the government’s unyielding commitment to safeguarding national security within the bounds of international conduct.
In the wake of this operation, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha directed mass-scale evacuation measures in exposed border areas. Civilian casualties due to Pakistani retaliatory shelling have already been witnessed, with three reported deaths and at least nine injured in the Uri sector.
The LG has allayed citizens in an official statement: “We will make every citizen safe. Jai Hind.” Schools along the border regions of Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab, like Ferozepur, Pathankot, and Amritsar, have also been closed as a precautionary measure amidst higher tensions.
Special briefing on #OperationSindoor, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi says, “#OperationSindoor was carried out between 1:05 AM and 1:30 AM on the night of May 6-7, 2025, by the Indian Armed Forces. 9 terrorist camps were destroyed in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir”. #India… pic.twitter.com/nn7myZdiH8
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) May 7, 2025
National Resolve Amid Economic Jitters
The economic front was marked by gentle turbulence, with markets exhibiting caution. Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined following a two-day rally. India VIX, an indicator of volatility, increased 3.6% to indicate investor apprehension towards the regional conflict and the U.S. Federal Reserve policy announcement to be made soon.
But broad national sentiment is still one and unbreakable. Operation Sindoor confirms the policy of maintaining internal cohesion, external focus, and firm exercise of Indian sovereignty.