Operation Sindoor: Indian Army's Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said on Friday that Operation Sindoor forced Pakistan to change its constitution and higher military organisation. This is a clear indication that this operation did not go in Pakistan's favor. Speaking at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) at the Pune Public Policy Festival 2026, General Chauhan said that the steps that Pakistan took after the operation, such as changes in the military command structure, showed that there were serious shortcomings during the conflict. Pakistan abolished the post of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and replaced it with the Chief of Defence Forces. Along with this, the National Strategy Command and the Army Rocket Forces Command were also created.
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General Chauhan said that military strategy is changing in the world and now technology is playing an important role in war instead of geography. "Earlier, geography from Panipat to Plassey dictated military operations, today technology is dictating strategy," he said, warning that future conflicts will be mostly non-contact and non-kinetic, but conventional land wars will still be difficult and manpower-intensive, especially on the disputed borders of Pakistan and China. "We have to be prepared for both, smart, tech-based warfare and conventional warfare, but we will try
General Chauhan pointed out that Operation Sindoor and earlier actions such as the Uri surgical strike, There were many lessons learned from the Doklam and Galwan standoffs, and the Balakot air strike. These operations were carried out under the new, position-specific command arrangement. "Now we are creating a standardised system which can be implemented in all situations," he said. Gen Chauhan exuded confidence that most of the work to set up the Joint Theatre Command Command has been completed and hoped that the unified command structure will be in place before the stipulated time
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