Operation Sindoor: Indian Army’s Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said on Friday that Operation Sindoor has forced Pakistan to make changes in its constitution and higher military organization. This is a clear indication that this operation did not go in favor of Pakistan. Speaking at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE) Pune Public Policy Festival 2026, General Chouhan said the steps taken by Pakistan 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 instead created the post of Chief of Defense Forces. Along with this, National Strategy Command and Army Rocket Forces Command were also created.

General Chauhan said that due to this, land, joint and strategic military powers have been concentrated in the hands of a single person. He said, ‘This is against the basic principle of jointness and shows land-centric thinking. Such centralization can create problems within the Pakistan Army.

What impact did it have on India’s command structure?

When asked whether Operation Vermillion had brought about changes in India’s command structure, the CDS clarified that he does not have direct command over the three service chiefs, but they do have operational responsibility. As the permanent chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee, he said that decisions are taken jointly so that planning and implementation is done properly. He said that the CDS directly supervises new areas like space, cyber, electromagnetic and cognitive warfare and the special forces under the Integrated Defense Staff.

Changes in military strategy and future war preparations
General Chauhan said that military strategy is changing in the world and now technology is playing an important role in war instead of geography. He said, ‘Earlier, from Panipat to Palasi, geography used to decide military operations, today technology is deciding the strategy.’ He warned that future conflicts will be mostly non-contact and non-kinetic, but conventional land wars will still remain difficult and manpower-intensive, especially along the disputed borders of Pakistan and China. He said, ‘We have to be prepared for both, smart, technology-based war and conventional war, but will try to avoid conventional war.’

Lessons from Operation Sindoor and earlier operations
General Chauhan said that many lessons were learned from Operation Sindoor and earlier actions like Uri surgical strike, Doklam and Galwan standoff, and Balakot air strike. These operations were carried out under new, situation-specific command arrangements. He said, ‘We are now creating a standardized system that can be applied in all circumstances.’ General Chauhan expressed confidence that most of the work to establish joint theater commands has been completed and expressed hope that the unified command structure will be implemented before the scheduled time.

Making a major change in its military system, Pakistan has appointed General Asim Munir as the country’s first Chief of Defense Forces (CDF). With the issuance of the order from Rashtrapati Bhavan, Munir has now become the supreme officer having joint control over the Army, Air Force and Navy. Shortly after the appointment, he said that Pakistan is preparing to move towards new heights and the current situation is gradually improving.

According to the report of Geo News, this post was not created suddenly. For a long time, the three most influential political families of the country, Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Zardari kept talking on this issue. This attempt to strike a balance between power and the army got stuck in an agreement late in the night, after which the order was issued. Experts believe that Nawaz Sharif’s political ambitions and desire to maintain his hold on the top level of the army have been the main reasons behind this decision. By giving a tenure of 5 years to Munir, the message was also made clear that the army is going to adopt an integrated leadership model in the coming years.

Why did Pakistan prepare a new military structure?

The government says that in the changing security environment, it had become necessary to bring the three armies under one umbrella. The country is facing challenges from many directions. Due to conflict on the Afghan border, increasing activities of TTP, increasing attacks in Baloch areas and increasingly strained relations with India, the Pakistan government claimed that the unified command will improve national security and make the functioning of the army more effective.

What will be Munir’s priorities with the new responsibility?

General Munir is now in a position to reshape Pakistan’s entire military strategy. Analysts believe that he may try to show a tough stance in the context of India, so that the old image of the army can be strengthened. Action against Taliban and TTP can also become their priority, because the Pakistan Army has suffered many serious setbacks in the last months. The situation within the country is also not stable. Economic crisis, inflation, unemployment and political conflict have made the administration weak. In such a situation, the pressure on the army to prove its strength has increased and Munir has got the responsibility in this challenging time.

What does this change mean for India?

Indian security agencies are monitoring the situation. General Munir is considered a leader of Pakistan who takes a tough stance. It is believed that there may be attempts to increase tension in Kashmir or activities on LOC may intensify. Many experts also say that anti-India has been an easy medium to show nationalism in the domestic politics of Pakistan and this trend is possible to increase after the new system.

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India has announced to start the joint military exercise ‘Trishul’ of the three armies at Sir Creek. NOTAM has also been issued regarding this. Pakistan, which was defeated in Operation Sindoor, is scared of the ‘Trishul’ of the Indian forces and now hastily issued a notice to conduct naval exercises. The place where the Indian Army’s maneuver will take place is the Sir Creek area located near the India-Pakistan border, which is already considered strategically sensitive.

This big military exercise of India will run from 30 October to 10 November. According to the Defense Ministry, this is the country’s most extensive Tri-Service Exercise in recent years, in which the Army, Navy and Air Force are exercising together. Its main objective is to strengthen the operational coordination between the three armies. Making a joint strategy on all three fronts of war – land, air and sea. To showcase the potential of indigenous technologies under Aatmanirbharta. This exercise is going on simultaneously in Saurashtra coast, coastal areas of Arabian Sea and western desert area.

Pakistan now issues a naval navigational warning for a firing exercise in the same area India has an airspace reservation for its ongoing tri-services military drills

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— Damien Symon (@detresfa_) November 1, 2025

Pakistan has issued NOTAM twice in 5 days

Just before this military exercise by India, Pakistan issued NOTAM (Notice to Airmen). Islamabad temporarily closed several air routes between 28 and 29 October. Within five days, Pakistan issued a second NOTAM, in which it has been said that the airspace will be closed till 30 November. Defense experts believe that this step has been taken in response to India’s Trishul campaign. There is also a possibility that Pakistan is also preparing for some missile test or naval exercise.

Reserved airspace up to 28,000 feet

Satellite images shared by open source intelligence expert Damien Simon have revealed that India has reserved airspace up to 28,000 feet for its Trishul exercise. This is an indication that during this period, India can also test weapons with its long-range and hypersonic technology.

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Former American intelligence agency CIA officer John Kiriakou has revealed that India and Pakistan were very close to war in 2002. This situation was created during the Parliament attack in December 2001 and Operation Parakram that started thereafter. He told that the American intelligence system felt such a serious threat at that time that the families of American officers posted in Islamabad were immediately evacuated.

In an exclusive interview to ANI, Kiriakou said, “We had assumed that India and Pakistan were going to war. We had evacuated our families from Islamabad. We were completely sure that India and Pakistan were going to war.” He said that the situation was so tense that the US Deputy Secretary of State at that time had to constantly go back and forth between Delhi and Islamabad, so that an agreement could be reached between the two countries and war could be averted. According to Kiriakou, after 9/11, America was completely focused on Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan. For this reason India’s security interests were not taken that seriously.

Kiriakou made this big revelation

He said, “We were so busy with Al-Qaeda that we did not even think twice about India.” Kiriakou further said that during the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, American intelligence agencies had correctly guessed that Pakistan-backed Kashmiri terrorist organizations were behind it. He said, “I don’t think it was the work of Al-Qaeda. It was completely a conspiracy by Pakistani-backed Kashmiri groups and that proved to be true.” He also said that the biggest problem was that Pakistan continued to spread terrorism in India, but the international community never took strict steps.

He further said, “Pakistan was allowing terrorism into India and no one was doing anything,” Kiriakou said, adding that India’s policy within the CIA was called ‘strategic patience’. He said, “India showed restraint after the Parliament attack and Mumbai attacks, but now the time has come when India will have to keep in mind that its restraint should not be considered a weakness.”

What did Kiriak say on the war between India and Pakistan?

Kiriakou warned that if there was a conventional war between India and Pakistan, then Pakistan would definitely have to face defeat. He said, “If there is a real war, Pakistan will lose. I am not talking about a nuclear war, only in a conventional war its defeat is certain.” He said that India’s military power and strategic capabilities are far ahead of Pakistan.

He further said, “Pakistan will not get any benefit by provoking India. They will lose. This much is clear.” Referring to India’s recent military actions, Kiriakou said that India has made it clear through steps like 2016 surgical strike, 2019 Balakot airstrike and 2025 Operation Vermillion that it is not a country afraid of cross-border terrorism or nuclear threat. He said, “India has shown time and again that it will not tolerate terror and blackmail.”

White House refused to take action

When he was asked why America did not take action against Pakistan despite so much evidence, he said, “This was the decision of the White House. At that time, relations with Pakistan were more important for America than India. We needed Pakistan, they did not need us.”

Who is John Kiriakou?

John Kiriakou served in the CIA for 15 years. He was first an analyst and later became the head of Counter Terrorism Operations in Pakistan after 9/11. They tracked al-Qaeda operatives in Peshawar, Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Quetta. In 2007, he appeared on the American media and revealed that the CIA was using torture during interrogations and that information was being taken from prisoners through techniques such as waterboarding. After this he was jailed for 23 months, but even today he says, “I have no regrets. Whatever I did, I did it for the truth.”

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After killing 26 innocent citizens in the terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India decided to postpone the Indus Water Treaty, implemented since 1960. India blamed Pakistan for the attack and then attacked the terrorist bases in Pakistan and PoK under the four -day military operation ‘Operation Sindoor’. One reason for Pakistan’s furore is that under this agreement, it gets water from three major rivers from India. The adjournment of the treaty can have a direct impact on this supply.

China can interfere with Indus Water Treaty

Meanwhile, China has also shown interest in this issue. A report in conversion states that China can interfere with the Indus Water Treaty, which can further increase regional tension. India fears that China may disrupt the flow of rivers flowing from its border to India.

The Chinese media has expressed the possibility of using water as a weapon, describing India as ‘aggressive’. At the same time, China has also announced that it will accelerate the monsoon dam project on the tributary of Indus, which will benefit Pakistan and increase strategic pressure on India.

Many experts in India believe that the conditions of the Indus Water Treaty have been more generous for Pakistan. About 65% of Pakistan’s population lives in the Indus basin, while in India this number is just 14%. In such a situation, this tough stance of India has put Pakistan in a strategically uncomfortable position.

China came forward to help Pakistan

China is now considering itself an important party of the Indus Water Treaty. The Chinese media has warned India as aggressive on this issue that if India uses ‘water as weapons’, it can have serious consequences. Reports also mention that the source of the Indus River is in the western Tibet region of China, which makes the dispute more sensitive. Along with this, China has also announced that it will expedite the construction work of the monsoon hydro project on the tributary of Indus in Pakistan. This step is also considered a diplomatic message for India.

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Operation Sindoor: Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confessed in an interview that India had destroyed his airbase. However, he also said that when the Indian Army started the attack, Saudi Prince Faisal bin Salman talked to him within the next 45 minutes and asked brother, should he talk to India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar and appeal to stop the attack and inform them that Pakistan is ready to stop. Faisal bin Salman also said that I came to know that you have spoken to US Defense Minister Marco Rubio. Ishaq Dar said that Faisal bin Salman called him 20-25 times and told that he had been talking to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

In an interview to Geo News, Ishaq Dar’s Halia statement clearly shows how the condition of Pakistani had worsened during Operation Sindoor. To help him, a Muslim country came forward before America and offered to normalize the situation. Apart from this, Ishaq Dar also said that his government had also appealed to America to stop the attack being carried out by India. Let me tell you that India had destroyed many of his airbase in response to the Pakistani attack after Operation Sindoor, in which several areas including Rawalpindi Airport targeted BrahMos missile. This has been revealed by Ishaq Dar himself.

Evidence found through satellite image
India targeted terrorist bases on Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir on the night of 7 May during Operation Sindoor. 100 terrorists were confirmed in the attack. In response to this attack, the Pakistani army started an attack from across the border in violation of the ceasefire. After this, accelerating the Indian Army attack, many airbase of Pakistan was targeted, in which the neighboring country suffered a lot of damage. Evidence of this was also given through satellite image.

Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed that India had attacked Noor Khan Airbase and Shorkot Airbase in two important airbase-Rawalpindi in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. These airstrikes were carried out by India on 7 May. Earlier, the Pakistani government and the Pak army have refused to respond several times about the damage caused by India’s attacks. However, now when the Foreign Minister of Pakistan himself has said this, the whole lie of Pakistan has come in front of the world. Talking on Pakistan’s private news TV channel Geo News, Ishaq Dar revealed that the attacks took place at the same time when Pakistan was preparing to retaliate, which meant that India took fast action and shocked them.

Operation Sindoor on behalf of India was a response to the cruel terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, under which the terrorist bases on Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK) were targeted only with the help of accurate, napi-tall attack. Dar also revealed that within 45 minutes of the Indian attacks, Saudi Prince Faisal bin Salman personally approached him. Dar told Jio News, “Saudi Prince Faisal bin Salman called and asked if he could tell India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar that Pakistan is ready to stop.

Pakistani dy PM ishaq dar admits

> It went begging to saudi and us that Pakistan was ready to stop! So pak surrendered not bharat ..

> Pakistan Admits Nur Khan & Other Bases We Hit Hard By India .. So op sindoor was not chut put or a failure or surrender

So let’s put it… pic.twitter.com/8t6xor2qxk

– Shehzad Jai Hind (Modi Ka Parivar) (@SheHzad_Ind) June 19, 2025

Pakistan’s old claim refutation
Saudi Prince Faisal bin Salman, to calm the situation, Indian Foreign Minister S.K. Wanted to talk to Jaishankar. This shows that Riyadh played a quiet, but important role in an attempt to reduce tension between India and Pakistan. Dar said that Pakistan had also approached America in the hope of stopping the military attack on behalf of India. The confession of Dar also denies the claims made by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other top officials of Pakistan, who claimed that Pakistan has given a strong reply to India, but now Prime Minister Sharif has also admitted that India fired several areas including Rawalpindi Airport and fired BrahMos missile.

Pakistan shocked by Indian attack
Pakistani PM Shahbaz Sharif recently said in an interview, “India carried out BrahMos missile attacks and targeted various provinces of Pakistan including Rawalpindi Airport and other places.” He admitted that Pakistan had planned a counter-attack on May 10 at 4:30 am, but on the night of 9-10 May, the second round of attacks of India thwarted those plans.

Pakistan UNSC Demands: The Shahbaz Sharif government of Pakistan has suffered a major setback as a temporary member in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). In fact, other member countries have rejected the demand to preside over the four important terrorism committees of the neighboring country. According to official sources, Pakistan has been entrusted with only 1988 Taliban Ban Committee chairmanship and Vice Chairman of 1373 Anti -Terrorism Committee (CTC).

The rest of the countries did not approve these demands of Pakistan and only considered the chairmanship of the Taliban Committee. Apart from this, the talk was ended by giving the vice president of CTC. According to Indian sources, Pakistan has received much less than its expectations and claims. This is being seen as a diplomatic failure for him.

UNSC delay due to non -agre

According to a report by the Times of India, Pakistan’s demands could not be agreed in the UN Security Council (UNSC). This led to a delay of about five months in the sharing of United Nations committees. An official said, “This work should have been done by January 2025.”

UNSC members unhappy over Pakistan’s demands

The rest of the members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) were not happy over Pakistan’s demands. He believed that Pakistan’s attitude is stubborn and unfair. If Pakistan raises questions about terrorism on India, then it may have to face strict response from other countries. An official said that five permanent members of UNSC- China, France, Russia, UK and America, did not want to take the chairmanship of any committee, because they believe that these posts do not have a special impact until all members agree.

What is the strategy of India?

An official said, “India will work closely with its friends.” According to government sources, the CTC vice president of CTC has got the post of name. This is not an important responsibility.

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