Overview
- Gen Upendra Dwivedi said Operation Sindoor achieved its aims by targeting only terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
- He underscored ethical limits on the operation, noting there were no strikes on civilians or defence installations and that actions paused during prayers.
- He added that the military is prepared to launch a follow-on ‘Sindoor 2.0’ if provoked, citing rapidly evolving risks across land, sea, air, space and cyber.
- The May 7–10 exchange of strikes ended after an understanding to halt hostilities, and India maintains the cessation was bilateral despite public claims of outside mediation.
- Col Sofiya Qureshi said the campaign validated tri-service jointness and exposed information-warfare vulnerabilities, urging youth, academia and industry to help strengthen digital resilience.