# Ajit Doval cites PM Modi’s directive that shaped Operation Sindoor 2026-08-16T06:22:11+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had directed that perpetrators of the 2025 Pahalgam attack must be brought to justice no matter where they were, in a docuseries on Operation Sindoor. The 88-hour operation began on May 7, 2025, with Indian forces striking terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The docuseries, which premiered on August 15, features senior Indian political and military leadership recounting the military response after the Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people. Pakistan's military, through its media wing ISPR, has strongly criticised the docuseries, calling it 'highly dramatised, coloured and factually inaccurate'. ISPR alleged that the series selectively edited interviews and used emotional narration to present India's preferred version of events. Pakistan also disputed India's account of aircraft losses, military engagements and the cessation of hostilities that ended the confrontation on May 10. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The two sources cover the same docuseries but with markedly different framings. indiatvnews.com leads with NSA Doval's dramatic quote about PM Modi's directive, presenting the operation as a clear success and a justified response to the Pahalgam attack. It omits any mention of Pakistan's rebuttal, giving a one-sided, pro-government account. news.abplive.com, by contrast, foregrounds Pakistan's angry response and presents the documentary as contested material, quoting ISPR's accusations of dramatisation. The measured read: the docuseries is India's official account of a military operation, and Pakistan has predictably rejected that account. What remains to be seen is whether either side releases independent evidence of the operation's outcomes. No third-party verification of the strikes has emerged yet. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 1 pro-government, 1 government-critical - indiatvnews.com (pro government) Leads with Doval's quote, omits Pakistan's rebuttal entirely - news.abplive.com (government critical) Foregrounds Pakistan's accusation of dramatisation, questions India's narrative This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-18T15:36:12+00:00. Tags: Ajit Doval, Narendra Modi, Operation Sindoor, Pahalgam, Pakistan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pm-modis-earth-or-hell-directive-shaped-operation-sindoor-nsa/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pm-modis-earth-or-hell-directive-shaped-operation-sindoor-nsa/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/