In the summer of 2025, India launched "Operation Sindoor," a series of missile strikes targeting terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, following the Pahalgam terror attack. The military escalation, the most significant between the two nations in decades, lasted four days before a halt was agreed upon. India reported destroying or damaging at least a dozen Pakistani aircraft, while Pakistan received diplomatic support from Turkey and Azerbaijan. The conflict highlighted Pakistan's reliance on Chinese defense technology and tested its financially strained economy.