As people celebrate the first night of the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, everyone is asking: Was Operation Sindoor a success? The answer to that is a big yes — India hit the neighbouring nation hard,

India conducted military strikes, achieving political, military, and psychological objectives. The strikes targeted terror camps and Pakistani airbases in response to cross-border terrorism and drone attacks.

The name for the military attack on Pakistan brings to mind a woman who became shorthand for the grief wrought by a terrorist attack.