NationalInterest: Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

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The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is
a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t
emotional or purely military. There is a good reason behind the
oldest wisdom that war is too serious a business to be left to
generals. Operation Sindoor had a limited objective, destroying
nine Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba centres by the IAF and
Army. This done, a truce was offered on the morning of 7 May.
Because Pakistan fought on, their bases were attacked, imagery
secured, and it was time to call it a day, in victory. Knowing
when and how to stop fighting is as important as starting it.
Watch this week’s #NationalInterest with Shekhar Gupta.


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