India's Deepest Air Strike into Pakistan Since 1971 Stirs Market Jitters

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
According to official statements, India launched Operation Sindoor before dawn Wednesday, striking nine sites across Pakistan and
Pakistan-administered Kashmir.The strikes followed an April attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 Indian tourists and which New Delhi blamed on
militants it says operated from Pakistani soil
strikes precise to avoid civilian and military installations.It described the operation as measured and non-provocative, aimed at degrading
terrorist networks without escalating full-scale war
province.Officials said six locations-two of them mosques-took direct hits
Deepest Air Strike into Pakistan Since 2019 Stirs Market Jitters
(Photo Internet reproduction)Heavy shelling resumed along the Line of Control within hours
Pakistan declared a state of emergency in Punjab and ordered all hospitals to full alert
In Muzaffarabad, residents faced power cuts while military jets buzzed overhead.India closed northern airports and grounded flights by major
domestic and regional carriers
Pakistani territory as part of a broader military campaign that led to the creation of Bangladesh.These operations targeted military and
project air power far beyond its borders.The scale and depth of those strikes remain unmatched until Operation Sindoor, which has now
By using long-range missiles launched from its own airspace, New Delhi effectively redrew the informal boundaries both sides upheld since
London, Moscow, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi
that further military steps could trigger uncontrollable escalation
For business observers, the spike in conflict raises immediate concerns
Airspace closures disrupt cargo and personnel movements.Energy and commodity markets could see spikes amid geopolitical risk
both countries armed with nuclear weapons, each military move carries outsized stakes
point in a conflict long defined by mutual suspicion and periodic violence
Its real importance lies not only in battlefield outcomes but in whether broader diplomacy can survive amid the roar of jet engines and the
flash of missiles.