Overview
- General Anil Chauhan called Operation Sindoor a compelling example of modern warfare that combined precision strikes, networked operations, digitised intelligence and multi‑domain tactics in a compressed timeframe.
- He argued that technology now outweighs geography in shaping strategy, describing a third revolution in military affairs he termed convergence warfare.
- Chauhan said war allows no consolation prizes, urging commanders to secure every technological edge to ensure victory.
- He highlighted proliferating sensors, AI and automation as drivers of near‑total battlefield transparency and faster decisions, and said space has shifted from support role to decisive battlefield.
- At MP‑IDSA’s Delhi Defence Dialogue, inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, he pressed for doctrinal and organisational adaptation and a balance between foreign acquisition and indigenous manufacturing under Aatmanirbharta; Hindustan Times reported Operation Sindoor involved four days of strikes in May using jets, missiles, drones and artillery before a May 10 ceasefire.