Here is a clean, academically styled excerpt suitable for use at the beginning of your article or as a highlighted abstract/summary: Excerpt: The Balakot Air Strike of 26 February 2019 marked a significant shift in India’s counter-terrorism strategy. Conducted by the Indian Air Force in response to the Pulwama suicide bombing, the operation targeted terrorist infrastructure in Balakot, Pakistan. The strike signaled India’s adoption of a more proactive and pre-emptive securit

Jammu and Kashmir have remained one of the most sensitive and strategically important regions of India since Independence. The region has been at the centre of prolonged cross-border tensions, primarily between India and Pakistan, owing to historical disputes, territorial claims and geopolitical interests. Despite several bilateral agreements and confidence-building measures, cross-border tensions continue to manifest in the form of ceasefire violations, infiltration attempts

For decades, Pakistan has attempted to cloak its hostile designs on Jammu and Kashmir in the language of moral righteousness. Every few years, when its internal crises deepen or its global relevance wanes, Islamabad reaches for the same familiar script issuing resolutions, staging diplomatic theatrics and invoking hollow slogans of self-determination. Its latest move, the passage of a so-called plebiscite resolution in Pakistan’s National Assembly, fits squarely within this p

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