In May 2025, the world watched in shock as a four-day war between India and Pakistan spiraled into a global embarrassment for New Delhi. Sparked by a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir, India’s hasty military gamble— Operation Sindoor —was meant to show strength. Instead, it revealed terrifying vulnerabilities, humiliated India's biggest arms suppliers , and delivered a stunning diplomatic rebuke: the G7 uninvited India from its exclusive 2025 summit. This blog unpacks how Modi’s misadventure turned India from G7 darling to pariah , why Pakistan emerged as the unexpected winner, and what this means for the future of global alliances, military tech, and regional power. Modi’s Gambit: How Operation Sindoor Blew Up in India's Face India entered the conflict roaring, confident in its economic might and military upgrades. But its assumptions were shredded within days: Six Indian fighter jets lost —including Rafales and Su-30MKIs. S-400 missile defen...