Pahalgam Terror Attack

In a reply to a question by Samajwadi Party MP Ramji Lal Suman, Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said that Operation Sindoor was launched to respond to a barbaric cross-border terror attack in Pahalgam.

The India vs Pakistan Legends cricket match in the World Championship of Legends (WCL) was cancelled on July 20, 2025, after Indian players including *Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, and Pathan brothers withdrew.They cited national sentiments following the Pahalgam terror attack (April 2025) and India's retaliatory *Operation Sindoor*. WCL organisers apologised for "hurting sentiments"

The US therefore, accorded the TRF as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).

Engaging with Pakistan’s imagined liberal class while ignoring its jihadist establishment is a recipe for strategic self-delusion, yet Newslaundry wants India to abandon realism in favour of feel-good fantasy.

In a startling admission that lays bare the hair-trigger dynamics of South Asia’s nuclear standoff, a top aide to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has revealed that his country’s military had merely 30-45 seconds to determine whether incoming BrahMos missile carried a nuclear warhead during a critical moment in this May’s Operation Sindoor.

During a recent address, Lt Gen Rahul R Singh revealed that China gave Pakistan real-time inputs during Operation Sindoor. He said India faced a coordinated threat from Pakistan, China, and Turkey, calling China’s involvement a case of "killing with a borrowed knife."

Following Operation Sindoor, Indians had called for a strong boycott of Turkey due to its support to Pakistan. Turkey supported Pakistan by providing it drones and other military equipment.

The NIA has arrested two local aides who sheltered LeT terrorists responsible for the April 22 Pahalgam massacre.

The defense minister had asserted that the Simla Agreement was no longer relevant due to India's unilateral activities.

The anti-illegal immigration campaign known as "Operation Pushback" has only intensified after "Operation Sindoor."