The new normal: India's stand on terrorism is clear with Operation Sindoor

Given Pakistan's uncertain and fragile polity, along with the state-terrorist nexus, there is always a risk of such weapons falling into the wrong hands with consequences for the entire world

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation on Monday, could not have been more precise in articulating India’s position on terrorism. Speaking for the first time since May 7, the day military action started, Mr Modi made it clear not only to the citizens of India but to the world that Operation Sindoor was now India’s policy against terrorism. The operation targeted terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK). The operation has set a new benchmark for India’s response against terrorism and defines the new normal. The policy has three key elements.

 

First, India