The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has rolled out new modules on Operation Sindoor, presenting it as “a military success, a technological breakthrough, and a political message rolled into one."
The modules, designed for secondary and middle school students, use a conversational style between teachers and learners to explain how India launched its decisive military campaign in May 2025 following a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
Operation Sindoor: A Response To Terror
The texts recall the Pulwama terror attack of February 2019, in which “a suicide bomber named Adil Ahmed Dar rammed a car filled with explosives into one of the buses. The blast killed 40 CRPF personnel and injured many others." They also highlight the subsequent Balakot airstrike on 26 February 2019, when Mirage 2000 fighter jets targeted a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp inside Pakistan.
The narrative links these events to the abrogation of Article 370, noting that peace and development followed in Jammu and Kashmir with improved schools, better connectivity, and record tourist inflows. However, it adds, “Pakistan was not ready to see peace in Kashmir after Article 370 abrogation."
The immediate trigger for Operation Sindoor was the April 22, 2025, attack by terrorists from The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba, on tourists in Pahalgam’s Baisaran Valley, which left 26 men, including one Nepali national, dead. The modules describe Prime Minister Narendra Modi cutting short his Saudi Arabia visit to return home and condemn the killings. Candlelight marches, Muslim communities wearing black armbands, and border villagers demanding “strong action" are also documented.
A Mission Of Honour And Bravery
The operation, launched on May 7, 2025, at 1.05 am, was named Sindoor “as a tribute to the widows of the victims. Sindoor which symbolises the marital bond. By naming the operation Sindoor, our country’s leadership and armed forces paid tribute to the widows of the victims. It was to show solidarity, empathy, and respect," the Prime Minister is quoted as saying.
According to the modules, in just 22 minutes, precision strikes destroyed nine terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, including hubs at Muridke and Bahawalpur. The success was attributed to “Made-in-India weapons, advanced jets like Rafale and Su-30MKI using indigenous missiles, including BrahMos, and drones providing real-time surveillance." ISRO’s satellites also played a crucial role.
While Pakistan retaliated with drones, artillery, and missiles, India’s multi-layered air defence, including S-400 and Akash systems, thwarted the threats. “Not one critical Indian asset was damaged," the text stresses.
The modules also detail the Navy’s role in asserting maritime dominance and the Border Security Force’s efforts in foiling infiltration attempts. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is quoted saying the mission showed that “India can break through any enemy defence using what we’ve made ourselves."
The human cost is acknowledged, with references to Pakistan’s ceasefire violations that killed 14 civilians in Jammu and Kashmir by targeting schools and religious sites. However, the modules emphasise that India “did not target civilians" and ensured its strikes were “a precise and responsible answer to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism."
Diplomatic Impact
The lessons further highlight India’s global outreach, noting that the US officially designated TRF as a foreign terrorist organisation in July 2025 after India presented evidence.
Summing up, the module describes Operation Sindoor as “a triumph of bravery, strategy, and innovation," reminding students that “the terror attack was meant to create fear and hatred between communities. But people chose unity and courage."
Source: News18