‘Like a rhythmic wave’: Army chief says India-Pak conflict didn’t finish on May 10; claims Operation Sindoor continued for ‘very long time’ | India News

General Upendra Dwivedi (File picture)

NEW DELHI: Releasing a guide on Operation Sindoor, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday stated the India-Pakistan conflict didn’t finish with the May 10 ceasefire understanding however “continued for a long time.”The guide, “Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of India’s Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan”, has been authored by Lt Gen (retd) KJS Dhillon.Also Read | Operation Sindoor: CDS explains why India used air energy in opposition to Pakistan; how targets have been chosen“You may be thinking that on May 10, the war finished; no, because it continued for a long time, with many decisions still to be taken. Beyond that, of course, it will be difficult for me to share here,” General Dwivedi stated on the launch occasion, in accordance with PTI.“India announced its resolve with a new normal, with outstanding clarity in strategic guidance, with a whole-of-nation approach for execution,” he asserted in his deal with.The military chief additionally famous how, all through the conflict, the pressure “moved something like a rhythmic wave.”“When I say rhythmic wave, in these 88 hours, it was not possible for you to come for the planning, pass the orders… so, everybody was synergised, and everybody knew his orders,” he defined. Hours after the ceasefire took impact on May 10, Pakistan had despatched drones into Indian border states — a transfer it repeated the subsequent night time. On his half, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly emphasised that Operation Sindoor has solely been “paused.” The operation was launched on May 7 in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault, by which Pakistan-backed militants killed a number of safety personnel. Indian forces struck a number of terror infrastructures throughout Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in what the federal government described as “focused, measured and non-escalatory” motion.Also Read | Operation Sindoor: How Indian Air Force grounded Pakistan’s air energyPakistan retaliated with offensives, prompting Indian counter-strikes, and the conflict dragged on for almost 4 days. On May 10, Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations reached out to his Indian counterpart in search of a ceasefire, which India accepted.