Team TrickyScribe: Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan mutually agreed for a ceasefire with effect from 1700 HRS IST on May 10, 2025. The DGMOs will meet again for further discussions on May 12, 2025. An announcement to this effect was made by Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Saturday.
The ceasefire comes in wake of Operation Sindoor that was launched by Indian forces to avenge the brutal slaughter of 26 innocent men by Pakistan-backed terrorists at Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, bearing an unsettling eerie resemblance to the Quranic Concepts of War, authored by Brigadier S.K. Malik and endorsed by Pakistan’s notorious dictator General Yahya Khan.
Malik’s chilling prescriptions—unleashing sudden terror, breaking morale, and using religious fervor as a weapon—came alive once again, decades after the tribal invasion of Kashmir in 1948 and Hamas’ assault on Israel in 2023.
In each case, the target was not merely territory but the civilian psyche, aiming to paralyze through fear rather than defeat through battle.
New Delhi Responds With Calibrated Strikes
Sensing the strategic and psychological threat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi convened an emergency high-level meeting at his residence in New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, NSA Ajit Doval, CDS General Anil Chauhan, and the chiefs of all three services were present.
The message was clear: India would not merely absorb the blow but would recalibrate its defenses to counter an enemy fighting on psychological terrain.
The response blueprint revolves around comprehensive vigilance, swift retaliation, and societal resilience.
Securing the Soft Underbelly
Border states reviewed security situation too! In Bihar’s Purnea, hundreds of miles away from Pahalgam but dangerously close to porous international borders, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar chaired a parallel security conclave.
In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, Nitish underscored the heightened risks of infiltration and radicalization through Nepal and Bangladesh. A detailed security presentation outlined multi-agency coordination—Indian Army, BSF, SSB, and Indian Railways working in tandem to fortify roads, railway tracks, religious places, and vital infrastructure.
Border States Brace for Asymmetric Threats
Though Bihar does not share a direct frontier with Pakistan, Nitish’s directive was unequivocal: assume no immunity.
Special instructions were issued for constant patrolling, random checking, surveillance of suspicious activities, and full preparedness to neutralize any attempts to sow unrest through the vulnerable Nepal corridor.
Importantly, he stressed real-time intelligence sharing with central agencies, hinting at a new architecture of internal defense that extends beyond conventional war-readiness.
Learning from Hamas and 1948: Psychological Warfare is the New Frontline
The eerie parallels between the Pahalgam massacre, Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, and Pakistan’s 1948 tribal assault on Kashmir cannot be overlooked. Brigadier Malik’s thesis—that terror, suddenness, and ideological fervor yield greater dividends than traditional military campaigns—is tragically playing out again. By targeting civilians, the adversary seeks to unravel the social fabric, undermine faith in the state, and instill a paralytic fear across communities.
Malik’s doctrine focuses on the “moral collapse” of the enemy, not its battlefield defeat!
India’s political and military establishment now seems acutely aware that deterrence will not only depend on securing physical borders but also on bolstering the national psyche against psychological warfare.
India’s Message: No Space for Strategic Surprise
Coordination between the Centre and border states sends a message loud and clear to the adversaries: India recognizes the playbook and is positioning itself accordingly.
A heightened state of vigilance, coupled with swift, decisive action and seamless civil-military synergy, will form the bedrock of India’s response. The era when textbook terror attacks could paralyze India may well be drawing to a close!
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