New Delhi : Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday revealed that the armed forces were fully prepared to launch ground operations if Pakistan had attempted any misadventure during Operation Sindoor. General Dwivedi said, “In those 88 hours, you saw that the Army’s mobilisation to expand the conventional space was such that if Pakistan made any mistake, we were fully prepared to launch ground operations. The mark has been marked in the sky so that complete course will be in the course in that case was dignosed in the sky so that the mark in the sky.
The Army Chief noted that earlier assessments suggested that the space for conventional operations was shrinking, with conflicts potentially escalating rapidly from sub-conventional to the nuclear domain. This time, the action we took — especially the kind of firing that took place in Jammu and Kashmir and the way we addressed it — showed that we expanded the conventional space, he said, adding that Indian forces eliminated around 100 Pakistani personnel during the course of the operation.
Pakistan attempted to attack military and civilian installations, but India hit back with powerful strikes, forcing Islamabad to reach out to New Delhi for a ceasefire understanding on May 10. At the press conference, General Dwivedi said Operation Sindoor stood out as the clearest example of “tri-service synergy under a clear-cut political directive”, with the armed forces given complete operational freedom to act or respond.
General Dwivedi said the situation along the western front in Jammu and Kashmir has remained sensitive, but firmly under control since May 10, with security forces maintaining a tight vigil. In 2025, a total of 31 terrorists were eliminated, around 65 per cent of them of Pakistani origin, including the three perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack who were neutralised during Operation Mahadev.
Based on our information, nearly eight camps are still active. Of these, around two are located opposite the International Border and six across the Line of Control. We believe there is some presence or training activity in these camps, which is why we are keeping a close watch and gathering inputs. If such activity is detected again, we will take whatever action is necessary,” the Army Chief said.
Through 22 minutes of initiation on May 7 and an orchestration that lasted 88 hours till May 10, the operation reset strategic assumptions by striking deep, dismantling terror infrastructure and puncturing the longstanding nuclear rhetoric, he said. Highlighting the broader security environment, General Dwivedi pointed to a sharp rise in armed conflicts worldwide over the past year. “These global shifts underline a simple reality — nations that stay prepared prevail.
He also acknowledged the role of multiple national stakeholders in the operation, including central armed police forces, intelligence agencies, civic bodies, state administrations and several ministries such as the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Railways. General Dwivedi said the Indian Army was satisfied with the progress made in 2025 under initiatives focused on “Jointness, Atmanirbharta and Innovation (JAI)”.
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