There is a clear concern within the international community about the potential for the situation to escalate, especially given that both nations are nuclear-armed.

Himanshi Narwal, wife of Navy officer Lieutenant Vinay Narwal, who was killed in the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, requested the Centre not to end the operation and make sure it is the “start of the end of terrorism”.

Nine terrorist camps linked to groups like Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen were destroyed under ‘Operation Sindoor’ to avenge the Pahalgam attack.