Inside Operation Sindoor: India's Non-Escalatory Approach to Counter-Terrorism

India Strikes Pakistan: ⁠The Indian Armed Forces post Tuesday midnight launched a series of air strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) under ‘Operation Sindoor’, to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack.

Operation Sindoor, carried out by Indian armed forces including Air Force, Army, and Navy, exemplifies India's strategic counter-terrorism approach, combining decisive action with deliberate restraint.

The operation targeted nine specific terrorist infrastructure locations in Pakistan and PoK while explicitly avoiding military installations.

Defense officials described the action as "focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature," designed to disrupt the planning and direction of terrorist attacks against India.

The Press Information Bureau emphasised that “India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution.”

This calculated response fulfills India's commitment to accountability for the Pahalgam terror attack while minimizing risks of broader military conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours.

India's action to avenge Pahalgam terror attack

India targeted a number of terror launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) days after Pak-based terrorists shot dead 27 civilians including 26 Indians and one Nepalese national who were visiting Kashmir to spend some good time with their families but their stay ended in a tragedy.

India launched precision strikes aimed at least 9 terror infrastructures in Pakistan, and it was successful.

The terror launchpads targeted by India in its precision air strikes were backed by its intelligence unit Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), supporting the activities of anti-India terrorist outfits like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mahammad, Hizbul Mujahideen, among others.

Most of the terror camps and launch pads targeted by India in Pakistan and PoK are currently being run near army facilities.

Below is the list of sites targeted by India in Pak, PoK

1. Markaz Subhan Allah, Bahawalpur - JeM

2. Markaz Taiba, Muridke - LeT

3. Sarjal, Tehra Kalan - JeM

4. Mehmoona Joya, Sialkot - HM

5. Markaz Ahle Hadith, Barnala - LeT

6. Markaz Abbas, Kotli - JeM

7. Maskar Raheel Shahid, Kotli - HM

8. Shawai Nalla Camp, Muzaffarabad - LeT

9. Syedna Bilal Camp, Muzaffarabad - JeM