Overview
- Speaking at the Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi, Gen. Upendra Dwivedi reiterated that talks cannot proceed alongside terror, saying “blood and water cannot flow together.”
- He said India will treat terrorists and their state sponsors without distinction and asserted the country is not vulnerable to strategic blackmail.
- Citing a recent car blast in Delhi, he warned Pakistan against any misadventure and said India is prepared to “teach a lesson” if provoked.
- Describing Operation Sindoor as “just a trailer” that ended in 88 hours, he stressed faster decision-making, joint operations across the Army, Air Force, Navy and CAPFs, and preparedness for prolonged conflict.
- Pointing to post-2019 changes in Jammu and Kashmir, he reported a sharp fall in militancy, including 31 terrorists killed this year with 61% identified as Pakistani and only one new local recruit detained.