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

A critical analysis of the Sydney Bondi Beach attack that frames terrorism as a global, borderless threat, examines the role of enduring extremist networks, and calls for international accountability to dismantle the ecosystems that enable violent extremism worldwide.