Doval Details Operation Sindoor Decision-Making in New Docuseries

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval has, for the first time since Operation Sindoor, detailed the decision-making and resolve behind India's retaliatory military strikes, asserting that the country's tolerance should not be mistaken for weakness. His remarks come in a new two-part docuseries, "Declassified Operation Sindoor," set to premiere on August 15, 2026, on India's Independence Day.

In the series, Doval states that the operation's clear objective was the destruction of enemy camps responsible for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam terror attack. "We had decided the objective of the operation as destruction of the enemy camps, particularly those who had been responsible for the Pahalgam attack," Doval says. He adds that the message to the world is unambiguous: "India's generosity or India being tolerant should not be mistaken for its weakness. India can take risks, India can hit hard, irrespective of the consequences."

Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7, 2025, in response to the Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 people, including 25 Indian tourists and one Nepali citizen. The 88-hour military conflict involved Indian forces conducting precision strikes on multiple terror...