‘We play chess’: The head of the army saw ‘political clarity’ during the OP vermilion; Strategy to be used | Bharat News
New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi offered fresh insight into Operation Sindoor, describing it as a high-day “game of chess”, who fought in the “gray zone” of the war. During the inauguration of the Indian Army Research Cell, speaking at IIT Madras on Saturday, Dwivedi reported that the operation was a careful calibrated military response, which was less than a traditional war, but designed to give decisive blasts.“In Operation Sindor, we played chess. We did not know what the next step of the enemy is going to be, and what we are going to do. It is called Gray Zone,” he said. “Somewhere we were giving them a checkmate and somewhere we were going to kill our own at risk – but this is life.”After the April 22 terror attack, 26 people died in Pahgam, Dwivedi said, “On 23rd, the next day, we all sat down. This was the first time RM [Defence Minister Rajnath Singh] Said, ‘Enough.’ The free hand was given – ‘You decide what to do’. This is the kind of confidence, political direction and political clarity that we first saw. ,He said till 25 April, the Northern Command attacked seven out of seven of the nine -identified goals and attacked, destroyed the terrorist infrastructure and killed a large number of terrorists.The COAS said that the operation liberates the country. He said, “This is something that is a liberal in the whole country. That is why the whole nation was saying why you have stopped? This question was being asked and the answer has been given,” he commented.On Friday, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh also revealed, for the first time, the number of Pakistani assets was destroyed. He said, “We have at least five fighters confirmed Kill and a large aircraft … The largest ever recorded surface is killed in air,” he said radar sites, air defense systems and aircraft hangers were also targeted. Singh credited the “very clear political will” of the government to give full operational freedom to the armed forces.Operation Sindoor, launched on 7 May, reacted to India to India, targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan -occupied Jammu and Kashmir.
