The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday (10 May) said that Pakistan reached out to India, and the two countries negotiated and agreed to a ceasefire. This comes after days of military escalation and heightened tensions between the neighbours.

The name for the military attack on Pakistan brings to mind a woman who became shorthand for the grief wrought by a terrorist attack.

In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, India has once again asserted its strategic resolve on the global stage. But is this a one-off strike or the beginning of a new doctrine of deterrence? To unpack the mission’s impact,