The Pahalgam attack on April 22 led to the deaths of 26 civilians, igniting diplomatic tensions between India and Pakistan. India responded with strict measures and launched Operation Sindoor on May 7,

Amid the period of preparation taken by India, an element of surprise was maintained when India unleashed multiple ‘Balakote type’ of military strikes ‘in one go’ on nine terror bases and training complexes across the LoC and Indo-Pak border in the early hours of May 7,

India has responded in a "controlled, precise, measured, considered and non-escalatory" manner to the Pahalgam terror attack - the "original escalation" - that killed 26 tourists, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters in Delhi today.