Pakistan President Reveals Anxiety Amid India Strikes

India

oi-Gaurav Sharma

India’s
response
to
the
April
22
Pahalgam
terror
attack
–
which
claimed
26
innocent
lives
–
became
a
defining
moment
in
the
nation’s
security
doctrine.
Instead
of
emotional
retaliation,
New
Delhi
demonstrated
precision,
patience,
and
power,
signalling
that
terrorism
will
never
go
unanswered.

A
Response
Based
on
Strategy,
Not
Reaction

With
nationwide
calls
demanding
decisive
action,
India’s
leadership
opted
for
a
measured
plan.
In
the
early
hours
of
May
7,
Operation
Sindoor
was
executed
–
a
calculated,
intelligence-driven
military
action
targeting
select
locations
inside
Pakistan
and
Pakistan-occupied
Jammu
&
Kashmir.
Officials
emphasised
that
the
strikes
were
limited,
controlled,
and
purposeful,
showcasing
that
India
can
hit,
and
yet
choose
how
far
it
escalates.

This
was
not
a
show
of
aggression
–
it
was
a
demonstration
of
confidence.

India’s
Calm
vs.
Pakistan’s
Panic

While
India’s
institutions
remained
composed
and
coordinated,
developments
across
the
border
told
a
different
story.

Pakistan
President
Asif
Ali
Zardari,
recounting
events
later,
revealed
that
senior
advisers
urged
him
to
take
shelter
in
underground
bunkers
–
reflecting
how
India’s
precision
strikes
created
deep
concern
in
Islamabad’s
leadership.

“Sir,
the
war
has
started.
Let’s
go
to
the
bunkers,” Zardari
said
his
Military
Secretary
told
him.

Yet,
India
–
even
while
responding
firmly
–
maintained
diplomatic
maturity,
avoiding
loose
rhetoric
or
public
drama.

A
Near
Crisis,
Defused
With
Leadership

Heavy
cross-border
shelling
followed
from
the
Pakistani
side
–
but
India,
strongly
positioned
and
prepared,
maintained
control.

De-escalation
eventually
began
when
Pakistan’s
DGMO
called
India’s
DGMO
to
request
a
ceasefire.
India
agreed
–
not
out
of
pressure,
but
out
of
strength
and
responsibility,
preventing
unnecessary
loss
of
life
and
reaffirming
its
stance
as
a
responsible
regional
power.

Foreign
Secretary
Vikram
Misri
later
confirmed
both
sides
paused
operations
on
land,
sea,
and
air.