Under Operation Sindoor that is now in its third day, India will keep the escalation dominance and maintain that de-escalation rests on Pakistan. India will ensure that the cost imposed on Pakistan will be greater than whatever cost Pakistan would try to impose on India.

Amid growing India-Pakistan tensions, the External Affairs Ministry is briefing the media. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri stated that in the early hours, India responded to Pakistan's violations in a responsible and sufficient manner.

India's military strikes on terror factories in Pakistan have garnered global support as governments and leaders across the world have backed New Delhi's right to defend its citizens and do whatever is possible to wipe out terror from the region.