In a landmark speech at the 22nd Investiture Ceremony of the Border Security Force (BSF), Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared Operation Sindoor a defining moment in India’s counterterrorism narrative, asserting that it irrefutably demonstrated Pakistan’s direct role in sponsoring terrorism on Indian soil. Conducted in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 civilians dead, the operation saw India neutralize nine terror camps through precision strikes while deliberately avoiding civilian or military Pakistani infrastructure.