The last time India conducted such a nationwide mock drill was 54 years ago, during the 1971 India-Pakistan war. That war led to the creation of Bangladesh.

Amid rising India-Pakistan tensions in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed by terrorists, the United Nations Security Council has held closed-door consultations where envoys called for restraint and dialogue.

John Bolton has said India is ‘entitled to retaliate and try to eliminate terrorist threats’ to its sovereignty and people amid escalated tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of deadly Pahalgam attack.