In the afternoon of April 22, 2025, Pahalgam’s idyllic Baisaran witnessed a bloodbath. Militants killed 26 tourists and injured more than 20. What followed were whispers of retribution, an unexpected call from the Pakistani military, and, reportedly, a ceasefire negotiated through third-party mediation. Operation Sindoor would emerge as India’s most expansive military response in the post-Article 370 era, and one of its most politically contested.
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