On the eve of the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Army on Tuesday reaffirmed its resolve to fight against terrorism, and said, “When boundaries of humanity are crossed, the response is decisive”.
On April 22 last year, terrorists killed 26 people, mostly tourists, at Pahalgam in south Kashmir.
In retaliation, India launched a military operation early on May 7 and decimated multiple terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Ahead of the anniversary of the dastardly act that shook the nation and drew condemnation from governments and leaders across the world, the Army in a post on X, said, “When boundaries of humanity are crossed, the response is decisive. Justice is Served. India Stands United. #SindoorAnniversary #JusticeEndures #NationFirst”.
The post, heavily symbolic, also carried a digital poster bearing a silhouetted image of the map of India with the caption “SOME BOUNDARIES SHOULD NEVER BE CROSSED”.
The ‘O’ in the word ‘CROSSED’ was depicted by a bowl carrying a dash of ‘sindoor’ (vermilion), and a tagline at the bottom printed in crimson hue, read, “INDIA DOES NOT FORGET” with a red line drawn at the bottom.
After launching the decisive military operation, the Indian Army in a post on X at 1:51 am on May 7 had said, “#PahalgamTerrorAttack Justice is Served. Jai Hind!” along with a digital poster that carried the name ‘OPERATION SINDOOR’. One of the Os in ‘SINDOOR’ was portrayed as a bowl carrying a dash of ‘sindoor’.
Pakistan later also launched offensives against India, and all subsequent counter-offensives by India were also carried out under Operation Sindoor.
The military conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, lasting nearly 88 hours, halted after they reached an understanding on the evening of May 10.
Top Indian military leaders in the past year have asserted multiple times that Operation Sindoor “still continues”, and the country’s military preparedness must remain at a “very high” level, round-the-clock and throughout the year.