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

NEW DELHI: Releasing a book on Operation Sindoor, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday said the India-Pakistan conflict did not end with the May 10 ceasefire understanding but “continued for a long time.”

The book, "Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story of India’s Deep Strikes Inside Pakistan", has been authored by former army officer KJS Dhillon, a veteran.


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“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 said at the launch event, according to 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 address.

The army chief also noted how, throughout the conflict, the force "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 explained.

Hours after the ceasefire took effect on May 10, Pakistan had sent drones into Indian border states — a move it repeated the next night.

On his part, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly emphasised that Operation Sindoor has only been “paused.”

It was launched on May 7 in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, in which Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 26 civilians. Under it, the Indian forces struck multiple terror infrastructures across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in what the government described as “focused, measured and non-escalatory” action.

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Pakistan retaliated with offensives, prompting Indian counter-strikes, and the conflict dragged on for nearly four days. On May 10, Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations reached out to his Indian counterpart seeking a ceasefire, which India accepted.
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