India’s Operation Sindoor Ignites Crisis With Pakistan as Both Nations Trade Strikes, Warnings

Tensions between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan reach their highest levels in years following India’s launch of “Operation Sindoor,” a coordinated military strike that Indian officials claim targets “terrorist infrastructure” across the border in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The offensive comes in response to a brutal terror attack last month in the Indian-controlled town of Pahalgam, where gunmen slaughtered 26 civilians, mostly Hindu tourists. India blames Pakistan-based militant groups for orchestrating the massacre, an allegation Islamabad strongly denies.

India’s Ministry of Defense confirms the. . .