REWA (MP), Nov 1:
Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday said India fought with the combined strength of principles and technology during Operation Sindoor and did not target civilians or military installations in Pakistan.
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Speaking to reporters in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa district, Gen Dwivedi asserted that India only destroyed terrorist infrastructure in the neighbouring country.
In response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terrorist infrastructure in territories controlled by Pakistan. The strikes triggered four days of intense clashes that ended with an understanding on stopping the military actions on May 10.
“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,” the Army chief said.
All citizens should work for nation building to achieve the target of Viksit Bharat by 2047, he said.
Gen Dwivedi, who also addressed a gathering at his alma mater, Rewa Sainik School, said that during Operation Sindoor, Indian forces ensured that no action was taken while prayers or namaz were underway.
“We attacked places that had the presence of terrorists. We did not target innocent civilians or defence installations. We achieved our goal in Operation Sindoor and sent a message to Pakistan that we are not like them,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Indian Army has conducted a drone and counter-drone exercise, focused on developing and testing doctrinal precepts for their operations strengthening the force’s response capability against evolving aerial threats, officials said on Saturday.
The exercise, ‘Vayu Sananvay-II’, was held on October 28-29 in the forward areas of the desert sector under the Pune-based Southern Command.
“The exercise was designed to validate the Indian Army’s preparedness for next-generation warfare by integrating various aerial and ground assets, and fusion of multi-domain command and control centres in a realistic, electronic warfare and contested operational environment,” the defence ministry said.
The two-day exercise focused on developing and testing doctrinal precepts for drone and counter-drone operations, “strengthening the Indian Army’s response capability against evolving aerial threats”, it said in a statement.
The desert terrain and weather conditions provided an ideal testing ground for the operations. The exercise also showcased joint interoperability between the various arms of the Army, reinforcing coordination for technology-enabled operations in the “sensitive frontier regions”.
The exercise enabled troops to experiment with indigenous technologies under an operational environment, the officials said.
Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command, complimented the success of the exercise.
Lessons from it will directly contribute to capability development and accelerated induction of drone and counter-drone systems in the Army, the statement said.
The exercise is a significant step in the Army’s efforts to embrace modern technology in a multi domain environment. “The Indian Army remains committed to modernising its operational capability, fostering innovation and ensuring readiness to counter emerging threats across all domains,” the statement said.
This exercise reaffirms the Army’s vision to build a technology-driven, agile, and future-ready force capable of “dominating the evolving battlespace,” it added. (PTI)
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