New Delhi. 19 January 2026 . Red Lines Redrawn: Operation Sindoor and India’s New Normal, a comprehensive account of India’s decisive response to Pakistan-sponsored terror, will be formally released by the Chief of Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, at the India International Centre on 22nd January 2026. The book will present an unprecedented, multi-domain examination of Operation Sindoor, the 88-hour conflict that will be seen as redefining India’s posture against proxy war.
Authored by Maj Gen Bipin Bakshi, Air Mshl Rajesh Kumar, Amb Anil Trigunayat and Brig Akhelesh Bhargava, the volume will take readers inside the planning rooms and operational environment of Operation Sindoor, offering an accurate chronicle of events and the broader strategic context that will have shaped India’s response. Drawing on decades of military and diplomatic experience, the authors will fuse insights from land, air, sea, diplomatic and cyber domains to decode the clutter surrounding the operation and will position the work as an essential addition to serious defence and strategic studies libraries.
In his foreword, the Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi noted that the authors have woven a compelling narrative with clarity, depth and vision in an outstanding collaborative effort.More views of the Army Chief who led the Operation, on the book and what it has managed to portray , will be in the coverage, after he releases the book at 1730 hrs at India International Centre on 22nd January.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of May 2025—when Operation Sindoor erupted across the subcontinent as India’s calibrated reply to the 22 April 2025 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir—the book will examine why the operation will be regarded as proportionate and effective. It will capture the intense strategic debate that will have emerged even before the pause on 10 May 2025, questioning whether the action would impose a temporary disruption or a lasting setback on Pakistan’s terror machinery. The volume will also explore India’s emerging Dynamic Response Doctrine, highlighting escalation dominance, calibrated signalling and swift conflict termination as pillars of the new normal in responding to proxy war. This is how the military and diplomatic expertise of the four authors envisaged the book and more details will be in the book review post the formal release.
Red Lines Redrawn will offer a detailed study of the run-up to the conflict, a blow-by-blow account of operations, and a rigorous assessment of implications for regional and global security in a nuclear backdrop. The book will expound on India’s Dynamic Response Doctrine and will trace its evolution from the Cold Start Doctrine, providing insider perspectives, historical parallels and plausible future pathways.
Positioned for defence enthusiasts, strategic thinkers, policymakers and students of contemporary Indian geopolitics, Red Lines Redrawn will present a concise yet comprehensive narrative grounded in research and facts. It will demonstrate India’s strategic resolve to raise the costs and consequences for Pakistan-sponsored terror, making it a must-read for understanding India’s new normal in confronting proxy conflicts.
Book Details
Title: Red Lines Redrawn: Operation Sindoor and India’s New Normal
Authors: Maj Gen Bipin Bakshi; Air Mshl Rajesh Kumar; Amb Anil Trigunayat; Brig Akhelesh Bhargava
Price: ₹995
Subject: Operation Sindoor; Dynamic Response Doctrine; India–Pakistan proxy war; regional security
