Operation Sindoor: India's Most Expansive Strike in Recent History

May 07, 2025 Komal Das

India launched Operation Sindoor, hitting nine terror targets in Pakistan and PoK, its largest revenge since Balakot (2019)

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The strikes hit four locations in Pakistan Punjab—Bahawalpur and Muridke—and two in PoK, Muzaffarabad and Kotli, all terror hubs

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Bahawalpur is a Jaish-e-Mohammed hub, led by Masood Azhar, who was behind the IC-814 hijacking and other terror plots

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Muridke, a Lahore suburb, houses Lashkar-e-Taiba's headquarters, Markaz-e-Taiba. Lashkar hatched the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks

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Kotli, close to Jammu in PoK, is a well-settled base of terror groups infiltrating India with the support of Pakistan Army

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Muzaffarabad, the PoK capital, has a cell of terror outfits operating in and around Baramulla and Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir

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India proactively issued a NOTAM for IAF training, concealing the purpose of the operation while retaining operational preparedness

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The raids were aimed at terror infrastructure and shunned civilian and Pakistani military targets to restrain and be accurate

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The Defence Ministry reaffirmed India's vow to counter-terror while observing non-escalatory and target-specific operations

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Operation Sindoor is a mirror of India's advanced strategy, precision, and commitment to local security against cross-border terror

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