<p>On <strong>May 7, 2026</strong>, the Indian Air Force released an 88‑second video that captures the scale and precision of <span class="key-term" data-definition="Operation Sindoor – A joint Indian Army, Air Force and Navy offensive launched in May 2025 to neutralise terrorist infrastructure linked to the Pahalgam attack (GS2: Polity – India’s security response mechanisms)">Operation Sindoor</span>. The footage, prefaced by Prime Minister <strong>Narendra Modi</strong>’s pledge to punish every terrorist, showcases high‑level war‑room deliberations, precision air strikes, naval firepower and seamless coordination among the three services.</p>
<h3>Key Developments</h3>
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<li>Prime Minister Modi’s opening statement: “India will identify and punish every terrorist and their backers.”</li>
<li>War‑room deliberations featuring <span class="key-term" data-definition="Ajit Doval – National Security Advisor of India, the chief strategic adviser on security and foreign policy matters (GS2: Polity)">National Security Advisor Ajit Doval</span>, Defence Minister <strong>Rajnath Singh</strong> and senior military officials.</li>
<li>Precision strikes by IAF fighter jets on nine locations in Pakistan: Sawai Nala, Syedna Bilal, Kotli Abbas, Kotli Gulpur, Bhimber, Mehmoona Joya, Sarjal‑Launchpad, Muridke and Bahawalpur.</li>
<li>Heavy casualties inflicted on eight Pakistan Air Force bases – Nurkhan, Murid, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, Bholari, Jacobabad, Rafiqui and Sargodha.</li>
<li>Coordinated naval operations and cross‑border shelling along the <span class="key-term" data-definition="Line of Control (LoC) – The de‑facto border separating Indian‑administered and Pakistan‑administered Kashmir, a frequent flashpoint for military exchanges (GS2: Polity)">Line of Control (LoC)</span>.</li>
<li>Final statement by Modi: “Terror and talks cannot go together. Terror and trade cannot go together. Water and blood cannot flow together.”</li>
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<h3>Important Facts</h3>
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<li>The operation was launched on <strong>May 6‑7, 2025</strong>, less than a year after the <span class="key-term" data-definition="Pahalgam attack – A terrorist assault on tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir on April 22, 2025, resulting in 26 deaths and attributed to the Pakistan‑backed Resistance Front (GS2: Polity – Terrorism and internal security)">Pahalgam attack</span>.</li>
<li>It marked India’s most extensive precision‑strike mission since the <span class="key-term" data-definition="Balakot strike 2019 – Indian Air Force’s cross‑border operation targeting a terrorist camp in Pakistan, demonstrating strategic air‑power (GS2: Polity)">Balakot strike of 2019</span>.</li>
<li>Pakistan responded with shelling and attempted drone/missile strikes, but a cease‑fire understanding was reached on <strong>May 10, 2025</strong>.</li>
<li>Indian officials claim the mission achieved its primary objective of dismantling major <span class="key-term" data-definition="Terrorist infrastructure – Physical a
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