Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi noted on Saturday that during Operation Sindoor, India fought with the combined strength of principles and technology.
General Dwivedi asserted that India only destroyed terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and did not target civilians. He was speaking to reporters in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district.
"Operation Sindoor was successful because we fought with the combined strength of our principles and technology. We made it a point that no innocent civilians in Pakistan suffered. We only targeted terrorists and their bosses," he said.
"We attacked places that had the presence of terrorists. We did not target innocent civilians or defense installations. We achieved our goal in Operation Sindoor and sent a message to Pakistan that we are not like them."
ALSO READ: What Indian military can learn from Ukraine's optimisation of drone warfare
Later, speaking at an event at TRS College in Rewa, he said the objective of the operation, apart from gaining victory over the enemy, was to re-establish sovereignty, integrity, and peace.
On how the three forces worked together during the operation, he said, "Confidence in others and ourselves is very important. The chiefs of all three forces had to work together. The chiefs remained calm. They were always seen smiling. Our calmness gave the country's people confidence that they were in safe hands."
On future challenges
General Dwivedi listed instability, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity as the future challenges that the country is facing. "The new things that have started: space warfare, satellites, chemical, biological, radiological, and information warfare. The way rumors are spread. As you heard in Operation Sindoor, Karachi has been attacked. So much such news came, which seemed like news to us too. Where did it come from? Who did it? In the scope of all these challenges, you have to work on land, sky, water..."
According to him, Gen Z holds the power to fuel India and the country forward, as in terms of numbers, Gen Z is even bigger than the Indian Army.
"If you have so much power, if you just get discipline and guidance, then who knows how many generations, how many ages will India advance," he said.
