Indian army Chief General upendra Dwivedi said that during Operation Sindoor, the armed forces were given a free hand. The army was given a free hand to decide what to do. The army Chief says that during Operation Sindoor, there was such an example of political direction and clarity, which we saw for the first time. General upendra Dwivedi was addressing a special program organized at IIT Madras. General upendra Dwivedi, while speaking on Operation Sindoor, said that what happened in pahalgam on april 22 shook the whole country. Let us tell you that on april 22, terrorists brutally killed 26 innocent tourists in pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
General upendra Dwivedi said, “On 23 april, the very next day, we all sat together. The Defence minister also said for the first time that 'enough is enough'. The three army Chiefs were unanimous on the fact that something should be done. We were given a free hand to decide what to do. This was an example of political direction and clarity that we saw for the first time.”
The army Chief said, “On 25 april, we went to the Northern Command. There we thought, planned, formulated the concept and implemented it. We destroyed seven out of nine hideouts and a large number of terrorists were eliminated. On 29 april, we met the prime minister for the first time.”
We were playing chess in a way: army Chief
General Dwivedi further said, "In Operation Sindoor, we were playing a kind of chess. We did not know what the enemy's next move would be and what our next move would be. This is called the grey zone. This means that we were not fighting a conventional war, but were adopting the strategy that was just before it. We would make moves, the enemy would also make moves. Sometimes we were checkmating him, sometimes we were attacking by risking our lives - and this is what life is all about."
General upendra Dwivedi took a dig at Asim Munir
General Dwivedi targeted Pakistan's military chief Asim Munir during this time. He said that narrative management plays an important role in war. If you ask any Pakistani whether you won or lost, he will say that his army chief Asim Munir has been made Field Marshal. Pakistanis will think that they must have won, that is why Asim Munir has been made Field Marshal.
6 Pakistani planes shot down in Operation Sindoor
It is worth mentioning that during Operation Sindoor, india attacked pakistan and shot down 6 of its planes. Many airbases were also destroyed. The Pakistani planes shot down by india included 5 Pakistani fighter planes. Apart from this, an intelligence collecting plane has also been shot down by the indian Army. This fact was revealed by indian air Force Chief air Chief Marshal ap Singh on Saturday.
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