Former Afghan Vice Prez Amrullah Saleh’s 7-Point Take On Operation Sindoor News24 –
Amid heightened tension between India and Pakistan, several steps were taken by both nations. India carried out strikes targeting terror camps in Pakistan as part of “Operation Sindoor” on the night of May 6 and early hours of May 7. In response, Pakistan attempted counterattacks, which escalated tension between both the nations. However, by Saturday evening, both nations had agreed to a ceasefire. But on the night of May 10, Pakistan violated the ceasefire.
Former Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh later assessed the effectiveness of India’s “Operation Sindoor” and the consequences of Pakistan’s “Bunyan ul Marsoos” through a seven-point analysis.
Amrullah Saleh wrote, “One: Realizing the stalemated status or irrelevance of the UNSC, India didn’t seek to request sympathy from the five of the 1945. Operation Sindoor clearly demonstrated a strong sense of self-confidence and real strategic autonomy and sovereignty.”
He also mentioned, “Two: For the first time, India shredded the notion that terrorists are separate from terrorist backers and thus targeted both. The notion that certain powerful rogue officers of Pakistani State authorize terrorist attacks was also shredded. This is a new paradigm. Another type of deniability must be invented.
Third: There was a battle going and a war being planned. In the midst of the battle, Pakistan negotiated for a loan from the IMF, which surprisingly approved it. It matters because most likely Pakistan isn’t fit enough to finance a war but has capabilities to engage in battles. A war can’t be won with IMF loans anyway.”
Apart from this he also mentioned, “Fourth: The strategic patience and cultural restraint have a limit. That limit was tested on April 22 by the Lashkar Teyba terrorists. Perhaps they wanted what followed. They didn’t benefit from their adventure though. Perhaps they wanted to humiliate India publicly. They seem to be mentally stuck in 2008.
Fifth: Size matters. Every inch of Pakistan was under reach. I always thought the Nur Khan airbase was the best defended base of Pakistan. It isn’t. The grarrison town of Rawilpindi as the heart of Pakistan’s military and its best-known airbase was hit.”
Amrullah wrote, “Sixth: Pakistan lost the monopoly over Islamic Fatwa. The Indian ulema presented a fatwa of their own to their own government. Thus, the religious dimension always exploited by Pakistan to earn sympathy from the Muslim Ummah evaporated. Deoband is located in India by the way. Seventh: Keeping secrets in a democratic society is next to impossible, but very little leaked out of India, which shows enormous skills in adhering to principles of operational silence and public unity to assist in safeguarding of secrets.”
At the end of the post, he wrote, “Note: I have seen very little or no visuals from Operation Bunyan Ul Marsoos to comment on. Seemingly, it never took off the way it was propagated. The ceasefire saved Pakistan’s skin. Pakistan military leadership has made statements and claims over their own achievements, but the Indian skies remained open, flights weren’t cancelled, and I haven’t seen visuals of missiles landing in Delhi or Amritsar.”