India’s Operation Sindoor calls Pakistan’s nuclear bluff and resets the rules of engagement with a clear new redline: terror will cost more than ever A new paradigm is being established in the Indian subcontinent with the enunciation of what can be called the ‘Modi Doctrine’. In his address to the nation on 12 May 2025, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi laid down India’s policy on cross-border terrorism—no nuclear blackmail will be accepted, cross border terrorism will be considered an act of war, and water (not limited to Indus Waters Treaty or IWT) and blood can never flow together.