Pune, May 30: ‘Operation Sindoor’ is on pause and preparations are underway for its second phase, if the situation demands, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi said today.
He said the Indian Armed Forces remain on high operational alertness despite the pause in military action that was undertaken in May last year, with the initiation of attacks on major terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
Addressing the Passing Out Parade of the 150th Course at the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune in Maharashtra, he said the Army, Navy, and Air Force are jointly preparing for future battlefield scenarios amid rapidly evolving security challenges along the borders.
“Operation Sindoor is still continuing. There is a temporary cessation of hostilities. The Indian Army and all three services are preparing well for Operation Sindoor 2.0, if it takes place,” the Chief of Army Staff said.
Next phase
General Dwivedi said the three services are strengthening coordination and operational readiness while adapting to the realities of modern warfare, where troop movements and battlefield activity remain constantly under surveillance.
The mlitary planners of India are now focusing heavily on inter-service synergy, technological preparedness and troop protection as battle conditions become increasingly transparent in the era of real-time surveillance and intelligence tracking, he said.
The Army Chief also highlighted the need for extreme caution in deployment patterns and operational movement, particularly in sensitive border areas where both military personnel and civilians remain vulnerable.
Integrated Military Operations
General Dwivedi said the coordinated response witnessed during Operation Sindoor reflected the kind of joint military culture developed at the NDA, where cadets from the Army, Navy and Air Force train together from the beginning of their careers.
He underlined the importance of integrated military operations involving all three services.
Jointness can no longer remain only a theoretical military concept and must become a natural operational instinct among officers facing future combat situations, he emphasised.
Defining Example
General Upendra Dwivedi described ‘Operation Sindoor’ as a “defining example” of India’s military response doctrine in the face of provocation.
He said future officers would have to deal with unconventional and rapidly-shifting security situations as modern threats no longer emerge only through traditional battlefronts and
“Threats today do not always arrive in uniform or on a declared front,” the Army Chief said.
Operation Sindoor demonstrated how “Bharat responds to provocation” with “precision and resolve”, he said and urged the newly-commissioned officers to carry forward that standard in their military careers.
Operation Sindoor
Operation Sindoor was launched by India on May 7 last year as a retaliation to the ghastly attack in Pahalgam in Kashmir on April 22, in which 25 tourists and a local man were killed within minutes.
Under the Operation Sindoor, Indian armed forces carried out air attacks on 9 major camps of terror groups located in Pakistan and PoJK.
Pakistan, in defence of the terror groups, carried out air attacks on Indian cities, resulting in a 5-day military conflict.
