Operation Sindoor Continued: India’s Next Diplomatic Strike Operation Sindoor 2.O !

At the special media briefing in New Delhi on May 10, 2025, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced that New Delhi will formally present its position on Pakistan’s IMF loan requests at the upcoming International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board meeting, urging a thorough review and potential blocking of further funding due to Pakistan’s alleged support for cross-border terrorism. He also outlined India’s measured military and diplomatic response under “Operation Sindoor,” emphasizing robust air-defence actions against Pakistani drones and munitions along the western border. No new suspension of treaties or visa restrictions were announced today, as those measures were taken earlier following the Pahalgam terror attack.

Key Decision: IMF Funding Review

● Presentation at IMF Board
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed that India’s Executive Director at the IMF will formally put forward New Delhi’s concerns about Pakistan’s loan eligibility at the IMF Executive Board meeting scheduled for May 9–10, 2025 Reuters.

● Objective: Block or Restrict Funding
Misri emphasized that India seeks to persuade IMF members to scrutinize Pakistan’s track record of misusing international assistance for state-sponsored cross-border terrorism, effectively aiming to block or condition further disbursements The Economic Times.

● Prior Abstention in Vote
India abstained from the IMF vote to approve Pakistan’s latest $2.3 billion loan tranche, signaling strong dissent within the constraints of IMF voting rules and formally recording its objections to Pakistan’s “poor track record” and “possibility of misuse of debt financing”

Operational and Diplomatic Context

Operation Sindoor Updates

1. Air-Defence Actions
   The Indian Army reported thwarting multiple Pakistani drone incursions over Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir, destroying loitering munitions and neutralizing threats in areas such as Amritsar and Pathankot
2. Targeted Strikes on Terror Camps

Under Operation Sindoor, launched in the early hours of May 7, Indian forces neutralized nine identified terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, delivering a “befitting reply” to provocations.

No New Diplomatic Measures Announced Today

Measures such as the suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, closure of the Attari–Wagah border crossing, travel bans on Pakistani nationals, and expulsion of military advisers were announced by the Cabinet Committee on Security on April 23, 2025, and were not revisited in today’s briefing .

What’s Next

● IMF Board Meeting Outcome
India will await the IMF Board’s decision on Pakistan’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) loans, which could be influenced by New Delhi’s formal objections

● Continued Military Vigilance
India remains on high alert along the western frontiers, prepared to respond “in a responsible and measured fashion” to any further Pakistani escalations