Operation Sindoor still on, preparedness level should be high: CDS Anil Chauhan
New Delhi/IBNS: In a significant remark, Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan on Friday said India's anti-terror Operation Sindoor is "still on" and the Armed Forces must be prepared at the highest level.
At an event in Delhi, CDS Chauhan said, "There are no runners up in war and giving examples of Operation Sindoor, which still continues, our preparedness level has to be very high always, 24/7, 365 days (in a year). We are living in that kind of an environment."
"A warrior activated today needs to master all the three levels of warfare, that's tactical, operational and strategic level in all domains," the CDS added.
#WATCH | At an event in Delhi, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan says, "As I said earlier, there are no runners up in war, and giving examples of Operation Sindoor, which still continues; Our preparedness level has to be very high..." pic.twitter.com/eKQ7rAyTkW
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Days ago, Chauhan had appealed for the upgradation of the Indian defence system stating the present warfare can't be fought with outdated weapons.
Speaking at a workshop earlier this month, CDS had said, as quoted by Hindustan Times, "We can’t win today’s warfare with yesterday’s weapon systems." "Today’s warfare has to be fought with tomorrow’s technology."
"Dependence on imported technologies weakens our preparedness," the CDS said as quoted by the daily.
The CDS passed the remarks more than two months after the Indian Armed Forces conducted Operation Sindoor as a retaliation against the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor hitting nine terrorist bases in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The military conflict escalated after Pakistan targeted civilians across the borders without any provocation to be aptly countered by the Indian military.
Nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) were targeted and destroyed in 25 minutes of Operation Sindoor.
The terrorists camps were the major training hubs of Pak-based terror groups- Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen.
According to a statement by the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the operation was aimed at neutralizing terror camps actively involved in planning and executing attacks against India.
The ceasefire was called by India only after Pakistan reached out to New Delhi for it.
