Redlines Redrawn: Operation Sindoor and India's New Normal

In May 2025, India’s Operation Sindoor shook the subcontinent with the precision and force of a nation unwilling to cede space to terror. Triggered by the 22 April attack in Pahalgam, the operation marked India’s calibrated and proportionate response to Pakistan’s deep-state-driven provocation. This timely volume brings together four distinguished experts who dissect the build-up, execution, and ramifications of Operation Sindoor, offering rare clarity on India’s evolving security posture. Maj Gen (Dr) Bipin Bakshi, Retd, is a Decorated paratrooper and former DDG, MP-IDSA; currently Distinguished Fellow at CLAWS. Air Mshl Rajesh Kumar, Retd, is a Former Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command, with four decades of IAF service. Anil Trigunayat is a Former Ambassador to Jordan, Libya, and Malta; Distinguished Fellow at VIF and USI. Brig Akhelesh Bhargava, Retd, is a renowned Army AD expert and life member of CLAWS with extensive multi-theatre experience. Read more