Redlines Redrawn: Operation Sindoor and India's New Normal

By Maj Gen Bipin Bakshi, Air Mshl Rajesh Kumar, Amb Anil Trigunayat, and Brig Akhelesh Bhargava

In May 2025, India’s Operation Sindoor shook the subcontinent with the precision and force of a nation unwilling to cede space to terror. Triggered by the 22 April attack in Pahalgam, the operation marked India’s calibrated and proportionate response to Pakistan’s deep-state-driven provocation.

This timely volume brings together four distinguished experts who dissect the build-up, execution, and ramifications of Operation Sindoor, offering rare clarity on India’s evolving security posture.

Maj Gen (Dr) Bipin Bakshi, Retd, is a Decorated paratrooper and former DDG, MP-IDSA; currently Distinguished Fellow at CLAWS.

Air Mshl Rajesh Kumar, Retd, is a Former Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command, with four decades of IAF service.

Anil Trigunayat is a Former Ambassador to Jordan, Libya, and Malta; Distinguished Fellow at VIF and USI.

Brig Akhelesh Bhargava, Retd, is a renowned Army AD expert and life member of CLAWS with extensive multi-theatre experience.

Binding: Hardcover

Publication Date: January 2026