Op Sindoor was a balanced military response amidst global uncertainties, it is a symbol of India’s courage, strength, restraint & national character: Raksha Mantri on Army Day in Jaipur

• Operation Sindoor — India's calibrated, precision military response (May 2025) to the Pahalgam terror attack (22 April 2025) that killed 26 civilians; struck 9 terror infrastructure sites in Pakistan & PoK.
• Reaffirmed on 78th Army Day, 15 Jan 2026, Jaipur by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh as a "balanced military response... symbol of India's courage, strength, restraint & national character".
• Relevance: India's evolving counter-terror doctrine, Indo-Pak strategic balance, indigenisation of defence (Atmanirbhar Bharat), Vision 2047 for Armed Forces.