The ink hadn’t dried on the so-called ceasefire between India and Pakistan before Islamabad once again bared its true chameleon colours. Backstabbing is the DNA, Culture and character of Terroristan and its frustrated Armed Forces. It shows multiple fissures in political, military and society which are on the critical threshold. Hours after the ceasefire—post taking a strong beating from the Indian Armed Forces and brokered international pressure—was announced, the Pakistan Army unleashed new high-intensity drone incursions, artillery shelling, and misadventures across the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border. They were neutralised and given a befitting reply. This betrayal isn’t new; it’s a pattern of a rogue state. But this time, the cost of inaction is too high, and the opportunity too ripe to be missed. A major breach of peace understanding must be met by a major fist for a knockout punch once and for all. It is Operation Sindoor Season 2 Episode 1. Operation Sindoor is ON. Let’s just wait 24 hours before starting Season 2 (Fist and Fury) and in the meantime give back to their misadventure with an iron fist.
Of course, Pakistan the master of denial and deceit will now play the blame game and once again play the victim card. The wavering communication by Pakistan’s political and military hierarchy shows the conviction and truth being concealed in a bag of lies. India has stated officially it is a major breach of understanding and a violation of the ceasefire.
The Farce of Pakistani Peace: A Nation of Duplicity
For decades, Pakistan has lived a double life—presenting itself as a partner in peace to the world, while incubating jihadist militancy and exporting terrorism into India. This week’s ceasefire violation is merely the latest proof of Pakistan’s Janus-faced diplomacy. On one side, it took a $2.3 billion (First trance $1 Billion) IMF bailout ( the 24th) with one hand while using the other to push drones, and shells into Indian airspace within hours of signing a truce. If this is not the height of perfidy, what is?
Let us be clear: the real power in Pakistan is not in the Prime Minister’s office, but with a rogue military that has repeatedly sabotaged peace efforts. Pakistan a state within a state is the Centre of Gravity of Terroristan and the fountainhead of terrorism. The Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif has been given a knock on the knuckle by Gen Munir. General Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff, has now officially outed himself as the saboteur-in-chief and has the discredit of Islamist schooling and DG ISI stamp. In all likelihood, he never intended to honour the ceasefire, and if reports are accurate, he may even be acting without full civilian backing. This signals a dangerous shift—either a soft coup is underway or Pakistan’s Army has gone completely rogue.
Pakistan Army: A Hollow Force with Blood on Its Hands
In recent years, the Pakistan Army has suffered significant reversals, both on its western front with the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and on the eastern front with India. Internally, it is overstretched, poorly funded, and facing increasing desertions and morale collapse. The military’s hold over Baluchistan is tenuous, and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, its convoys are routinely ambushed by militants. Its budget is in ruins, kept alive on foreign aid and IMF doles. And yet, this very army dares to provoke India—time and again—under the illusion of strategic parity.
Make no mistake: Pakistan’s Army has been beaten tactically, strategically, and morally. The nation is on its knees politically, economically, diplomatically and militarily in panic and desperate for survival. The precision Indian airstrikes, missiles/ artillery and drones under Operation Sindoor devastated terrorist infrastructure deep inside Pakistani territory and also severely degraded their military capability. Their failure to defend these sites reveals how Pakistan’s offensive and defensive doctrines are in shambles. What remains is only false narratives and proxy war.
Four Easy Questions – Still No Honest Answers
- What has been the real notion of victory in Operation Sindoor?
Not just the destruction of terror camps, but the exposure of Pakistan’s military impotence. The success lies in showing the world that India’s red lines have changed. We will no longer tolerate terrorism wrapped in diplomacy. Time to act and not mow the grass but to uproot the infected soil once and for all. - What is the status of terrorists who massacred innocents at Pahalgam?
Who answers to the 26 families devastated by that barbaric attack? The masterminds sit safely in Rawalpindi’s protection, knowing full well that the Pakistani state won’t touch them. Is that not a reason enough to bring down the hammer of state retaliation? Let justice be served. - Does the US still call the shots in South Asia?
If it does, the current crisis proves how irrelevant its influence has become. The ceasefire was a US-brokered deal. Within three hours, it was trampled. What will Washington do now—issue another sternly worded statement? Has not Trump understood Pakistan yet? - Has Operation Sindoor shifted our deterrence construct?
Yes—but only partly. Now is the moment to cement that shift. Every ceasefire violation should meet with an escalatory response. It is time to move from mowing the grass to uprooting the soil that breeds terror. The opportunity exists let not hold back the military to complete the job.
Ceasefire: A Strategic Blunder or Diplomatic Rope-a-Dope?
India declared an end to kinetic operations after delivering precise, calibrated strikes. Pakistan responded post-ceasefire by launching cowardly drone and artillery attacks on civilian and military sites along the entire western front. The Indian Armed Forces responded in equal measure destroying the threat. This restraint is no longer strategic; it must not be misread as a weakness.
Prematurely agreeing to a ceasefire, under pressure from a global community that does not bear the costs of Pakistani terrorism, is a strategic blunder. It nullifies the psychological advantage gained from India’s pre-emptive strikes. The moment demands resolve—not appeasement. It requires FIST NO FINGERS.
Pakistan’s Crisis is India’s Opportunity
Pakistan is weaker and more fragile today than it has ever been. Economically bankrupt, diplomatically isolated, internally imploding, and politically volatile, it is staggering under the weight of its contradictions. The Sharif government is fragile, the people are disillusioned, and the military is disenchanted. Why should India lend lifelines to a rogue nation? The end must be expedited. They will remain our neighbour and they will remain rogue. That is geography and history.
Instead of engaging Pakistan in hollow peace talks, India must now scale up the punishment matrix. Here’s how:
- Operational Freedom to Armed Forces: Remove the ambiguity. Give military commands full freedom to respond to provocations without restrictions. If mandated raise the escalatory ladder. Let irrationality and nuke sabre rattling not be a self-inflicted injury to India. The end state must be defined boldly.
- Hybrid Counterforce Strategy: Combine kinetic strikes with cyber offensives, financial targeting of ISI operatives abroad, and social media psyops in Pakistan’s restive provinces. Exploit internal faultlines.
- Expose the Pakistan Army Globally: Use every diplomatic channel to label the Pakistan Army as a sponsor of terrorism—not just the “state within the state,” but a terror entity itself.
- Take up the case to withhold the IMF bail grant – Money is meant to fund development, not terror.
- Secure the Western Front: Collaborate with squeeze Pakistan’s western flanks—encourage cross-border instability for a change.
- End the Ceasefire Pretence: Stop engaging in fruitless truces. Let the response to every violation be disproportionate, swift, and permanent in its effect.
- The flank of decision: It lies in the sea where the external lines and internal fissure lines meet to not only turn the flank but possibly dismember the nation. Exploit, exploit and exploit it.
No More “Talks with Terror”
The evil that responds only to force must be dealt with in kind. Pakistan’s rogue army has shown again it cannot be reasoned with. It must be isolated, exposed, and punished.
India is not the same country it was in Kargil, or even after Uri or Pulwama. From Balakot to Sindoor, a new template has emerged—of strategic proactivity, technological superiority, resolute resolve and moral clarity. Now is not the time to go soft. Now is the time to press the advantage. Let not the innocent lives at Pulwama, or by shelling at the borders and the sacrifices of our soldiers in Op Sindoor be in vane and the evil go unpunished.
