Operation Sindoor: 5 Takeaways from India’s Game-Changing Strike

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00:00I've never heard of it, I've never heard of it, I've never heard of it, I've never heard of it, I've never heard of it.

00:05Operation Sindur signals a clear shift in India's strategy.

00:08Military responses to terrorism are no longer off the table, they are part of the plan.

00:13I have 5 takeaways from what just happened, let's go over them one by one.

00:16I'm Manish Abhikari and you're watching First Things Fast.

00:24Number 1, this is not a one time stunt.

00:27This isn't like the surgical strikes of 2016 or even Balakot in 2019.

00:31This is bigger, it's loud, it's deliberate.

00:34India's trying to make a point that from now on, if there's a terror attack, there will be a military response.

00:39No more strategic restraint, this is doctrine now, not drama.

00:44Number 2, terrorism is equal to war.

00:46Earlier there was always this argument, oh but terrorism is sub-conventional, not actual war, so you know, let's not escalate.

00:53Pakistan used that line to basically keep India frozen.

00:56But now, that line's gone.

00:58India is saying, if a terror group from your soil attacks us, we'll treat that as you attacking us.

01:02And if that leads to escalation, well, you know, you started it.

01:06Number 3, no more conclusive proof game, sir.

01:08Let's be honest, even when India gave Pakistan dossiers, joint investigation invites, even, you know, access to Pratankot, nothing really happened.

01:16So now the approach is simple, if anti-India terror groups exist in Pakistan and keep attacking India, and Pakistan does nothing, that's enough of a reason to respond.