The Indian Armed Forces on Wednesday (May 7, 2025) launched ‘Operation Sindoor’, hitting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a government release read. India exercised its right to act on terror, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on the launch of military strikes on nine targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) under ‘Operation Sindoor’ while stressing that the actions were “measured, non-escalatory, proportionate, and responsible” and focused on dismantling the terrorist infrastructure and disabling terrorists likely to be sent across to India.