Davos (Switzerland): Was there a nuclear threat during Operation Sindoor? International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) senior Rafael Mariano Grossi has made a major revelation regarding this. He unmistakably stated that there was no indication of any involvement of nuclear weapons during the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict.
What did the IAEA senior say on Operation Sindoor?
When asked whether Pakistan's nuclear weapons were unscratched and whether any unusual worriedness had been observed, Grossi said that there was no indication of any role of nuclear weapons in this conflict, which was certainly conventional in nature.
Speaking to the media during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Grossi remoter said that the attacks carried out by India on Pakistan, expressly in areas where its nuclear facilities are tangibly located, did not raise any particular concerns at the IAEA. Grossi clarified that the IAEA's activities are governed by the international treaties to which the respective countries are signatories.
"We are not a global nuclear police," he said. He moreover reminded that both Pakistan and India have refused to join the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) for other political reasons.
What is the IAEA stance on nuclear testing?
Grossi explained that the IAEA inspects nuclear facilities, including the nuclear fuel cycle, reactors, laboratories, etc. Regarding nuclear tests, he said that the Vienna-based CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization) is responsible for this treaty, which has not yet entered into force, but is considered a global benchmark for the presence or sparsity of nuclear tests. He emphasized that all countries should exercise restraint in nuclear testing.
Grossi's statement comes in the context of 'Operation Sindoor', launched by India in 2025, which was a response to the terrorist wade in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, in which 26 people were killed. Under this operation, India attacked nine terrorist-related targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), killing increasingly than 100 terrorists associated with groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and Hizbul Mujahideen. The mismatch lasted from May 7 to 10 and ended with a ceasefire.
