| MANOJ | Indian Army Chief overseeing Operation Sindoor against terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.(First Name) (5) |
| SETH | Lieutenant General appointed as the next Indian Army Chief. (Last name) (4) |
| GREATEXHIBITION | Chief overseeing fair old event (5,10) |
| WHOOP | Cheer doctor overseeing operation (5) |
| GNOSIS | Number turned against terrorist group's spiritual knowledge (6) |
| TIGHTSECURITY | High safety precautions against terrorists, for example (5,8) |
| USA | Security alert advising against travel to Jammu and Kashmir issued by this country following Operation Sindoor.(abbrv) (3) |
| ARABIANSEA | Karachi in Pakistan and Mumbai in India are the chief ports of this northern branch of the Indian Oc |
| CANADA | Country issuing travel advisories warning citizens about flight disruptions in India due to Operation Sindoor. (6) |
| BRAHMOS | Indigenous supersonic cruise missile that destroyed Pakistan's airbases during Operation Sindoor. (7) |
| PAKISTAN | Country that suffered heavy losses to Indian Air Force during Operation Sindoor. (8) |
| ISRO | Space agency providing satellite intelligence for precision planning during Operation Sindoor.(abbrv) (4) |
| CARSE | Durham pacer making his maiden home Test appearance after featuring in five away fixtures in Pakistan and New Zealand.(Last Name) (5) |
| LUCKNOW | City where Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, a helicopter pilot, shared details of Operation Sindoor at a high-profile briefing. (7) |
| URDU | Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily in Pakistan and India (4) |
| ATM | The world's highest one is in Pakistan and can work at -40 degrees Celsius |
| RAWALPINDI | City in Pakistan, formerly the largest garrison town of the British Indian Army (10) |
| SUBEDAR | Indian officer in the British Indian Army, of a rank equivalent to captain |
| CARIAPPA | First Indian C-in-C of the Indian army (8) |
| SIRDAR | A military leader in Pakistan and India (6) |
