The video also featured an older speech by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he declared that “terror and talks cannot go together”, “terror and trade cannot go together”, and “water and blood cannot go together”.Operation Sindoor was launched in the early hours of May 7, 2025, following the April 22 terror attack in the Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam, where 26 civilians, most of them tourists, were killed after gunmen opened fire on unsuspecting visitors. In response, India carried out precision strikes on what it described as terror-linked infrastructure. The government maintained that the strikes were “focused, measured and non-escalatory” and clarified that Pakistani military facilities were not targeted.
The operation quickly became more than a military exercise. In the days that followed, New Delhi escalated diplomatic pressure by placing the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance and suspending visa services for Pakistani nationals. Existing visas were revoked, while Indian citizens were advised against travelling to Pakistan and urged to return if already there.The strikes triggered several days of heightened tensions, including cross-border firing and aerial activity, before both sides agreed to halt military actions on May 10 after talks between their Directors General of Military Operations.
