China Reacts on Operation Sindoor

Pakistan getting a drubbing from India is a constant fear in the minds of the Chinese.

- B.R. DEEPAK

The Pahalgam terrorist attack of April 22, 2025, which brutally targeted civilians in one of India's most serene and picturesque tourist destinations, marked yet another grim episode in the protracted history of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.

In response, India launched "Operation Sindoor"—a calibrated, precise, and strategically restrained military campaign.

The operation comprised coordinated missile strikes on nine high-value terrorist installations—four deep inside Pakistan (notably in Bahawalpur and Muridke) and five in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (including Muzzafarabad and Kotli).

These locations served as operational hubs for Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the very outfits responsible for heinous attacks such as Pulwama (2019) and Mumbai (2008). The operation sent a clear and unequivocal message: India will consider a terrorist attack as an act of war and respond to terrorism with precision, resolve, and without crossing the threshold into full-scale war.

In retaliation, Pakistan launched swarms of Turkish and Chinese-built drones and Haft-series ballistic missiles targeting Indian military installations and urban centers on May 7, 8, and 9, 2025. India responded with a powerful counter-offensive, striking 11 key Pakistani military bases including Noor Khan, Rafiqui, Murid, Sukkur, Sialkot, Pasrur, Chunian, Sargodha, Skardu, Bholari, and Jacobabad. High-resolution satellite imagery captured before and after the strikes revealed the extensive scale of damage inflicted on these installations.

Pakistan's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) was forced to call his Indian counterpart and a ceasefire was agreed.