“Operation Sindoor: Losses Don’t Deter Professional Militaries, Says CDS Chauhan”

“Operation Sindoor: India will not be blackmailed over nuclear threats and live under the constant shadow of terrorism, said Chief of Defence Staff of Indian Armed Forces, General Anil Chauhan. CDS Chauhan, speaking at an event in Pune University, said that professional military forces are not affected by setbacks and losses.

“Professional military forces are not affected by setbacks and losses,” CDS Gen Anil Chauhan said at a lecture in university in Pune on Tuesday. Talking about India’s precision strikes during Operation Sindoor, Gen Chauhan said that “Pakistan should not be able to hold India hostage to terrorist activities.” On reports of India losing combat jets, The Chief of Defence Staff said that "losses in war are not important, important that the objective was achieved."

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Delivering special lecture on the topic 'Future Wars and Warfare' organised Savitribai Phule Pune University, the Chief of Defence Staff said, “Operation Sindoor, as far as government is concerned, it is not about retribution, I think it was about drawing the limits of tolerance. The state-sponsored terrorism from Pakistan had to stop and Pakistan should not be able to hold hostage India to terror activities. It was also said that India is going to live under the shadow of terror and neither nuclear blackmail.”

“When I was asked about losses on our side, I said these are not important. The results and how you act are important. It would not be very correct to talk about losses,” CDS Chauhan said.

Speaking at a lecture in Pune, Gen Chauhan also offered an insight into the intent behind Operation Sindoor and said that the aim was "that state-sponsored terrorism from Pakistan has to stop."

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"State-sponsored terrorism from Pakistan has to stop. India is not going to live under the shadow of terror and nuclear blackmail,” said Gen Chauhan, in a direct public rebuke of Islamabad.

CDS Chauhan said that the operations folded in eight hours, and Pakistan had to call for a ceasefire.

On the 10th of May, at about 1 am, their (Pakistan's) aim was to get India to its knees in 48 hours. Multiple attacks were launched, and in some manner, they have escalated this conflict, which we had hit only terror targets. Operations which they thought would continue for 48 hours folded up in about 8 hours, and then they picked up the telephone and said they wanted to talk," he said.

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