Operation Sindoor was launched in response to the Pahalgam attack in which 25 tourists and a local guide were killed in cold blood by terrorists on April 22.

Operation Sindoor is far from over, top government sources have said, asserting that India is now operating under a “new normal” that both .

The sources said that India's position after May 7 strikes on terror infrastructure in PoK and other areas was that if Pakistan fires, India will also fire.