One Month Of Operation Sindoor: This Pause Is Just A Pause

China’s support could shape how Pak prepares for 'round two'.

It is one month since the Indian armed forces launched Operation Sindoor, a punitive strike on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and parts of Kashmir which it occupies, for the horrific terrorist attack at Pahalgam on 22 April.

The action culminated in a ‘pause’ on 10 May, after Indian missiles destroyed Pakistani military aircraft in the air and on the ground, and furiously pounded numerous Pakistani air bases, command-and-control centres, and strategic sites, without hindrance.

Capitulation was swift once the Pakistanis realized that... [continue reading]