Days after Operation Sindoor concluded, we at India Today, with the help of artificial intelligence (AI), and a team of graphics artists, military and strategic experts, have recreated the operation.
00:30I say to the whole world, India will identify and punish every terrorist and their backer.
01:00For decades, they blotted in the dark, fueling terror from safe havens across the border.
01:26But this time, they crossed India's red lines.
01:33In the shadow of terror, a plan was forged.
01:37Two weeks, nine camps spread across 700 kilometers.
01:45India's finest military minds from the armed forces and intelligence agencies began building a silent offensive.
01:54Two weeks of relentless intelligence gathering, satellite scans, drones hovered, eyes and ears deep inside enemy territory.
02:13Terror bases were marked, strike routes planned, risks assessed.
02:20A day before the strike, a clever deception.
02:25A NOTAMP or notice to airmen issued for a military exercise far south.
02:31Pakistan tracked the movements in southern Rajasthan.
02:38Saw only a drill in the skies.
02:42Not our stealth, not our intent.
02:45May 6th, a little after midnight, under the guise of war games, the Rafale's Omnirol fighter jets take off.
02:56Pakistan Air Force watchers unaware of what's coming.
03:00The weapon of choice, Rafale fighter jets with pinpoint accuracy cruise missiles on board and laser-guided bombs.
03:11Kamikaze drones on standby.
03:14Rafale soar into the night sky, its radars silent.
03:20The eyes of the nation's top brass looked at every frame, every altitude from the war room in New Delhi.
03:32At 0-100 hours, India strikes.
03:41Nine targets, one synchronized wave.
03:45The Rafale split into attack groups.
03:48Without crossing the border, they unleash fire from the skies.
03:53Nine targets, nine direct hits.
03:57Terra infrastructure reduced to ash.
04:00The scalp missiles slam into concrete.
04:04Hammer bombs pierce hideouts.
04:07Kamikaze drones silence launch pads on the either side of the Peak Panjal range.
04:14The UAVs circle overhead, relaying bomb damage assessment in real time for those who want proof.
04:26In minutes, it's game over for terrorists, at least for now.
04:31Nine terror bases, including the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba at Mureed K.
04:37No boots on ground.
04:39No civilian casualties.
04:41Every objective met.
04:44The Hydra-headed monster of military terror network in Pakistan raises its head once again.
04:52Pakistan Armed Forces target Indian cities.
04:56Pakistan Air Force even used civil airlines as shield for its massive drone attacks on multiple cities across India.
05:07On the 7th of May, in response, Indian Air Force unleashed kamikaze drones on enemy military infrastructure.
05:16India's S-400 missile defense shield, the Paraks and the Akash surface-to-air missiles form a deadly air defense shield across India.
05:30Indian missiles targeted key locations deep inside Pakistan, including in Lahore, Sialkot, Bahawalpur and Karachi.
05:44Indian Air Force fighter jets hit critical Pakistani air bases including at Zargodha and Jacobabad that are closely associated with Pakistan's nuclear strike capabilities.
05:58Each phase a calibrated answer to Pakistan's provocation.
06:03More than 100 terrorists killed in Operation Sundoor wasn't just retaliation.
06:11It was a statement of Bharat's resolve.
06:16This was not a war.
06:19This was Bharat's message to Pakistan.
06:24India will strike swiftly, silently and decisively.
