India’s response to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism

India is well within its right to protect its borders and citizens by attacking Pakistan.

India has been fighting a very long battle against terrorism & most of it fueled by Pakistan’s support for extremist groups. India has been putting up with these heinous massacres on her territory for too long. It’s also worth pointing out that India’s secular & democratic credentials have held-up since 1947, flaws included. Pakistan is run by the military with their sham elections.

At best, you could say that Islamabad has completely failed to root out terrorists; or, at worst, complicit in indulging them. Attacks such as the 2001 Parliament attack, the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, and the Pulwama bombing in 2019 were all linked to terrorists based inside Pakistan. Indeed, the Taliban were an offshoot of Pakistan’s ISI to control neighboring Afghanistan. And so, as usual, Pakistan then continued to deny any involvement while giving safe haven to groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba.

On 22 April 22 2025, 26 tourists (mostly Hindus) were slaughtered in Pahalgam, Kashmir. The details are psychopathically evil. Shooting loved ones in the head at point-blank range and, especially, to a newly-wed couple on their honeymoon. 

India’s response couldn’t be more different. Her defensive moves included surgical strikes and airstrikes on terrorist infrastructures at nine Pakistani sites with “Operation Sindoor.” India’s response makes clear that these barbaric attacks will not go unanswered. 

While everyone in the West seems to urge calm (in responding), there is never any sense of accountability against the perpetrator. India is expected to “reign it in” and bank on Pakistan’s goodwill. De-escalation sounds wonderful; but until Pakistan stops being a terrorist safe-haven, it’s just optics. 

So far, Washington has overseen a ceasefire. Let’s see what happens.