In Focus by The Hindu What are the implications of India’s ‘new normal’ in fighting cross-border terrorism?
On May 7, India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ in response to the Pahalgam terror attack of April 22 in which 26 civilians were killed.
Over three days, India and Pakistan launched missiles and drones at each other. There was also an extended aerial warfare involving fighter jets of both the countries. And on May 10, around midday, a ceasefire was announced – not by India or Pakistan, but by President Donald Trump.
On May 12, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an address to the nation, announced that India has established a ‘new normal’ in the fight against cross-border terrorism. He outlined a new three-point doctrine: India reserves the right to respond to terrorism with military action; no tolerance for nuclear blackmail from Pakistan; and no distinction shall be made between terrorists and their sponsors.
These developments are significant and raise a lot of questions in the military, geopolitical and diplomatic domains.
Guest: Sushant Singh, lecturer in South Asian Studies at Yale University and expert on strategic affairs and national security.
Host: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu
Produced by Jude Francis Weston