IJRTI
International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation
International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal
ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-3315 | Impact factor: 8.14 | ESTD Year: 2016
Scholarly open access journals, Peer-reviewed, and Refereed Journals, Impact factor 8.14 (Calculate by google scholar and Semantic Scholar | AI-Powered Research Tool) , Multidisciplinary, Monthly, Indexing in all major database & Metadata, Citation Generator, Digital Object Identifier(DOI)

Call For Paper

For Authors

Forms / Download

Published Issue Details

Editorial Board

Other IMP Links

Facts & Figure

Impact Factor : 8.14

Issue per Year : 12

Volume Published : 11

Issue Published : 122

Article Submitted : 25330

Article Published : 9497

Total Authors : 25208

Total Reviewer : 873

Total Countries : 172

Indexing Partner

Licence

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
Published Paper Details
Paper Title: Operation Sindoor and India's Neighborhood Diplomacy: Balancing Deterrence and Regional Perceptions
Authors Name: Payal Jain , Vishwajeet Gurjar
Download E-Certificate: Download
Author Reg. ID:
IJRTI_213506
Published Paper Id: IJRTI2606105
Published In: Volume 11 Issue 6, June-2026
DOI:
Abstract: A new chapter has been added to the ever-changing lexicon of South Asian security politics with the terror incident in Pahalgam in April 2025 and the following start of Operation Sindoor by India. To punish transnational terrorism while ensuring the world community of its restricted goals, India's military reaction was fine-tuned. There is a mismatch between India's strategic calculations and its neighbors' political responses, as seen by the trajectory of South Asian diplomacy. Strategic narratives significantly impacted public views, since few regional countries directly held Pakistan responsible for terrorism, even though they generally denounced it. In regional responses to crises involving India and Pakistan, conflicting strategic narratives are seen in the employment of "limited use of force" and "precision deterrence" by India and "victimhood" by Pakistan. From a policy standpoint, Operation Sindoor shows how coercive diplomacy can work and how it can't. While it bolstered India's precision deterrence theory, it also highlighted weaknesses in narrative control and gaining clear regional backing. The research compares the views of India and its bordering states using the content analysis method. According to the research, India should put a lot of effort into building confidence with its neighbors, influencing public opinion internationally, and incorporating counter-terrorism efforts into larger frameworks of regional cooperation, in addition to honing its military signals.
Keywords: Sindoor, Operation, Neighborhood, Diplomacy, perception, India
Cite Article: "Operation Sindoor and India's Neighborhood Diplomacy: Balancing Deterrence and Regional Perceptions", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2456-3315, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.a980-a989, June-2026, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2606105.pdf
Downloads: 00084
ISSN: 2456-3315 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.14 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
An International Scholarly Open Access Journal, Peer-Reviewed, Refereed Journal Impact Factor 8.14 Calculate by Google Scholar and Semantic Scholar | AI-Powered Research Tool, Multidisciplinary, Monthly, Multilanguage Journal Indexing in All Major Database & Metadata, Citation Generator
Publication Details: Published Paper ID: IJRTI2606105
Registration ID:213506
Published In: Volume 11 Issue 6, June-2026
DOI (Digital Object Identifier):
Page No: a980-a989
Country: Barmer, Rajasthan, India
Research Area: Social Science and Humanities 
Publisher : IJ Publication
Published Paper URL : https://www.ijrti.org/viewpaperforall?paper=IJRTI2606105
Published Paper PDF: https://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2606105
Share Article:

Click Here to Download This Article

Article Preview
Click Here to Download This Article

Major Indexing from www.ijrti.org
Google Scholar ResearcherID Thomson Reuters Mendeley : reference manager Academia.edu
arXiv.org : cornell university library Research Gate CiteSeerX DOAJ : Directory of Open Access Journals
DRJI Index Copernicus International Scribd DocStoc

ISSN Details

ISSN: 2456-3315
Impact Factor: 8.14 and ISSN APPROVED, Journal Starting Year (ESTD) : 2016

DOI (A digital object identifier)


Providing A digital object identifier by DOI.ONE
How to Get DOI?

Conference

Open Access License Policy

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License

Creative Commons License This material is Open Knowledge This material is Open Data This material is Open Content

Important Details

Join RMS/Earn 300

IJRTI

WhatsApp
Click Here

Indexing Partner