Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, on Saturday, issued one of his strongest and blunt public messages against Pakistan, reiterating India's stance against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism. He warned that if Pakistan continues to harbour terrorists and operate against India, then they have to "decide whether they want to be part of geography or history or not".
During an interactive session at an event, 'Sena Samwad' held at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi, the Indian Army chief was asked how the forces would respond if similar circumstances that led to Operation Sindoor happen again.
"If you have heard me earlier, what I have said... that Pakistan, if it continues to harbour terrorists and operate against India, then they have to decide whether they want to be part of geography or history or not," news agency PTI quoted him as saying.
Earlier, in November, he had said Operation Sindoor, “only a trailer was shown” and asserted that if Pakistan “gives us any chance,” India would like to teach a befitting lesson as to how a responsible nation should behave with its neighbours.
In another stern message to Pakistan, the Army chief, earlier this year, said any future misadventure will be resolutely responded to fiercely.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025, in retaliation for the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, with Indian forces conducting precision strikes on multiple terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Pakistan later also launched offensives against India, and the military conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours, lasting nearly 88 hours, halted after they reached an understanding on the evening of May 10.
—With agency inputs
