But as these lines blurred further, and before new ones came to be cemented through diplomatic or military commitments, it became kosher to target military airbases of the Pakistan Air Force, the launch pads of nightly civilian terror. Taking the counter-terror initiative Operation Sindoor to its points of origin, India’s actions have blurred the lines that were once sacrosanct, militarily and diplomatically. And in the process, new yardsticks and benchmarks are being forged – with or without precision, but with persistence. Control of the line has ceased as munitions, missiles, combat aircraft and swarms of drones crisscross with increasing overnight...