Operation Sindoor, a precision military strike on May 7, 2025, targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, responding to the Pahalgam attack that killed 26. The operation aimed to dismantle networks tied to Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba. Escalating cross-border hostilities, including drone attacks, missile intercepts, and retaliatory strikes, have sharply raised tensions. Follow HT’s verified, real-time updates as the events unfold.
The Congress leader said, however, the bigger question here is that the Modi government "rolled out a red carpet to those who sided with Pakistan during the Operation Sindoor standoff".
While China's system has been acquired by countries such as Serbia and Tajikistan, with the HQ-17AE, which is an export variant based on the HQ-17A, Pakistan's acquisition of the system would mark the first sale in South Asia.
The brilliance of India’s Operation Sindoor came from its brevity and limited message that sponsorship of terrorism has costs. The question then arises: Is Islamabad willing to risk another such operation? Apparently, yes.