India’s BrahMos missile was thrust into focus at the NDTV Defence Summit 2025, where former BrahMos Aerospace chief Atul Dinkar Rane cited its role in Operation Sindoor—India’s May 7–8 precision strikes against terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians—while underscoring its near-meter accuracy and deterrent value, remarks that gained added resonance after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif publicly acknowledged India’s pre-emptive BrahMos strikes that disrupted a planned Pakistani offensive slated for May 10 at 4:30 a.m., including impacts on the Rawalpindi/Nur Khan and Murid air facilities during a trilateral summit in Lachin in late May; alongside panel discussions highlighting tri-service synergy and self-reliance, the summit framed Operation Sindoor as a calibrated, non-escalatory response aimed at dismantling cross-border terror infrastructure, as also detailed in official summaries and independent analyses noting nine targets struck between 1:05 and 1:30 a.m. IST on May 7 and subsequent de-escalation after DGMO talks on May 10, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh linking the episode to India’s broader Atmanirbharta drive and doctrinal emphasis on deterrence through indigenous precision capabilities.