In the aftermath of Operation Sindoor – India’s meticulously executed strike on terrorist infrastructure across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir – the nation has responded with rare political unity. From the ruling benches in New Delhi to opposition leaders across national capital and states, commendations poured in, affirming a collective will to stand behind the armed forces and against the infrastructure of cross-border terror.

But within this resounding national affirmation lies an equally powerful silence – one that is neither neutral nor accidental. The conspicuous non-response of Kashmir’s mainstream political leadership has emerged as a defining, if not unsettling, feature of the post-operation landscape.

The operation itself was distinguished not by its scale alone, but by its surgical precision. It targeted launch pads and camps linked to internationally proscribed groups –........

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