Is India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ legal under International Law? - 7th May

This article was written just after the execution. Hence, there are developments which are not covered in this article.

India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeting “terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following the Pahalgam terrorist attack presents a complex scenario for analysis under international law. The legality of such an operation involves consideration of both the law governing the resort to force between States (jus ad bellum) and the law governing the conduct of hostilities within an armed conflict (jus in bello), also known as International Humanitarian Law (IHL). These two branches of law are distinct, although they may operate in parallel or even interact in certain contexts.

This article was written just after the execution. Hence, there are developments which are not covered in this article.