Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said that Operation Sindoor, which was launched last year to target terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), is on and warned Islamabad that any future misadventure will be "dealt with effectively".
Speaking to reporters during his first press conference of 2026, General Dwivedi said the army was "fully prepared" for ground operations during Operation Sindoor.
Operation Sindoor was the "best example of tri-service synergy under a clear-cut political directive and full freedom to act or respond," he said.
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India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 in response to a deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22, which was carried out by The Resistance Front, a proxy of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
The security forces struck multiple terror camps in Pakistan and PoK, killing over 100 terrorists. Pakistan then launched a massive missile and drone attack, which was intercepted by India. In retaliation, India struck airfields in Pakistan. A ceasefire was announced on May 10.
"Operation Sindoor was conceptualised and executed with precision. Through 22 minutes of initiation on May 7 and an orchestration that lasted 88 hours up to May 10, the operation reset strategic assumptions by striking deep, dismantling terror infrastructure, and puncturing the longstanding nuclear rhetoric," General Dwivedi told reporters.
General Dwivedi said that since the ceasefire was announced, the situation along the western front and in Jammu and Kashmir "remains sensitive but firmly under control".
"In 2025, 31 terrorists were eliminated, of which 65% were of Pakistani origin, including the three perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack neutralised in Operation Mahadev," he said.
He said that the number of active local terrorists is now in single digits.
"Terrorist recruitment is almost non-existent, with only two in 2025. Clear indicators of positive change in J&K include robust development activity, revival of tourism, and the peaceful Sri Amarnath Yatra, which saw more than four lakh pilgrims, exceeding the five-year average. The theme of terrorism to tourism is gradually taking shape," he said.
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