Operation Sindoor, launched by the Indian Armed Forces in response to the deadliest terror attack on innocent civilians in the hill station of Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, exemplifies a critical moment in South Asia’s emerging radicalised security prospect. The operation’s precise and calculated kinetic strikes against terror camps deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir signal India’s evolved strategic posture, reflecting the realist imperatives of both power and strategic deterrence. However, the latter stand contrasted against the U. S....