From naming 'Operation Sindoor' to deploying women officers to present India's perspective to the world and dedicating the success of the Indian armed forces in destroying terror hubs in Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kept women at the centre of India's retaliation against the hostile neighbour.

India's Operation Sindoor strikes terror targets, killing 11 Pakistani soldiers. Pakistan admits 78 injured, retaliates with Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, leading to intense border clashes.

The name for the military attack on Pakistan brings to mind a woman who became shorthand for the grief wrought by a terrorist attack.