Overview

• CDS Anil Chauhan said drones and loitering munitions could not meet objectives and that destroying camps in Bahawalpur and Muridke required air strikes under clear political direction to retaliate only if attacked.
• Chauhan described Operation Sindoor as multi‑domain, noted enhanced precision‑strike capabilities since Uri, Pulwama and Galwan, and said forces had autonomy over planning and target selection.
• Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi stated the confrontation did not end with the May 10 truce and continued for a longer period, adding it is too early to judge effects on the LoC as infiltration attempts persist.
• Dwivedi launched a new book on the operation and said the campaign moved like a “rhythmic wave,” highlighting synchronized tri‑service execution, narrative management lessons and the push toward theaterisation.
• Officials framed China’s boundary dispute as India’s biggest security challenge and Pakistan’s proxy war as the next, while reports during the escalation cited Indian strikes on Pakistan’s Rahim Yar Khan and Nur Khan air bases.