1、2025/5/22 12:39Calibrated Force:Operation Sindoor and the Future of Indian Deterrence|Royal United Services Institutehttps:/www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/calibrated-force-operation-sindoor-and-future-indian-deterrence1/7COMMENTARYCalibrated Force:Operation Sindoor and the
2、Future of Indian DeterrenceDr Walter Ladwig21 May 20257 Minute ReadThe strikes by the Indian Air Force against targets in Pakistano?er a powerful lesson in restraint,and Operation Sindooradds a new approach to Indias strategic toolbox.In response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam,India launched Op
3、erationSindoor on 7 May.Initially limited to strikes on terrorist-linked targets,theoperation expanded over several days,with subsequent phases coincidingwith Pakistani retaliation.Within hours of the?rst sorties,internationalmedia had seized on Pakistani allegations that their Chinese-built J-10s s
4、hotdown up to?ve Indian aircra?,including three French-made Rafaels.In theabsence of o?cial clari?cation from India,the episode was swi?ly recast inpopular outlets as a technology shootout between Chinese and French?ghters.Lostin the noise were the questions that mattered:What were Indias objectives
