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Mint
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Mint
India went 300 kms inside Pakistan, and penetrated with ‘pinpoint accuracy' says CDS Anil Chauhan
Indian Armed Forces Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Anil Chauhan said that India went 300kms inside Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and penetrated with 'pinpoint accuracy.' Adding to new details about Operation Sindoor, CDS Chauhan further added that the coveted operation has drawn a 'new red line' of intolerance against terror. CDS Anil Chauhan made the comments during an interview with Bloomberg TV on Saturday, while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. 'We were able to penetrate air defence as long as 300 km with pinpoint accuracy and targets, airfields and infrastructure, deep inside Pakistan," said General Anil Chauhan. In this image posted by @HQ_IDS_India via X on May 31, 2025, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan during a meeting with Commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command Admiral Samuel J Paparo, on the sidelines of the 22nd Shangri La Dialogue, in Singapore From Pakistan's Muzaffarabad to Bahawalpur, India struck key terror hubs long believed to harbour Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad operatives on May 7 – the DGMOs had said during earlier briefings on Operation Sindoor. Chauhan also downplayed Pakistan's claims about the effectiveness of weaponry deployed from China and other countries, saying they 'didn't work." He added that Operation Sindoor had drawn a 'new red line' of intolerance against terror. Multiple reports had already been doing the rounds about Indian fighter jets downed during the conflict with Pakistan. Without going into specifications, CDS Chauhan said India swiftly rectified its 'tactical mistakes.' CDS Chauhan added that India learnt from the incident and resumed high-precision strikes deep in Pakistani territory. 'The good part is that we are able to understand the tactical mistake which we made, remedy it, rectify it, and then implement it again after two days and flew all our jets again, targeting at long range,' Chauhan said. Apart from elaborating on the mistakes made, and the lessons learnt by India, CDS Anil Chauhan flagged Pakistan's claims that it shot down six Indian warplanes as 'absolutely incorrect." Without getting into further details about Indian fighter planes being downed, Chauhan added: 'What is important is that, not the jet being down, but why they were being down. 'Why they were down, what mistakes were made — that are important,' Chauhan said when asked about the fighter jets.'Numbers are not important,' he added. India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting at least nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. This was a retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people. The cross-border strikes sparked four days of heavy clashes between India and Pakistan, which eventually came to a halt following a mutual understanding to cease military actions on May 10.
Hindustan Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
CDS Anil Chauhan to address Singapore's Shangri La Dialogue on Saturday
Singapore, India's Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan is in Singapore for the 22nd Shangri La Dialogue, one of the biggest defence fora being held here from Friday to Sunday. During the crucial dialogue, Gen Chauhan will speak on the 'Future Wars and Warfare' on Saturday. He will then participate in the simultaneous special sessions and speak on the topic 'Defence Innovation Solutions for Future Challenges'. Gen Chauhan is also scheduled to hold bilaterals with senior defence officials and military leaders from Australia, the EU, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, the UK, and the US, officials said. These interactions are expected to focus on strengthening military ties, enhancing defence cooperation, and addressing shared security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region. Shangri La Dialogue is a mega defence event where defence experts will seek insights and understanding into India and Pakistan relations, according to South Asian observers. French President Emmanuel Macron, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will also address the dialogue, which is expected to see the participation of defence experts from 47 countries, including 40 minister-level delegates. According to reports, China will not send Defence Minister Dong Jun to the annual dialogue, a departure from Beijing's high-level representation at the annual security forum in recent years where issues related to the South China Sea were highlighted, often through presentations of views by US and Chinese experts. Instead, a People's Liberation Army National Defence University delegation will attend the three-day gathering that will hold intense deliberation on defence matters, especially the US-China stand on Taiwan and maritime jurisdiction in the South China Sea. This will be the first time since 2019 that China is not sending its defence minister to the forum, according to a report by The Straits Times. This is also the first time a European leader, Macron being the first, will give the keynote address at the security forum. Macron arrived in Singapore on Thursday as Singapore and France commemorate 60 years of diplomatic relations. Malaysian Prime Minister Ibrahim is set to make an address on Saturday. US Defence Secretary Hegseth's speech at the dialogue will be closely watched as he is expected to articulate the Trump administration's defence approach for the Asia Pacific during a session titled 'United States' New Ambitions for Indo-Pacific Security'. Hegseth and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Caine, the country's highest-ranking military officer, are leading the US' largest and 'most robust' delegation to the dialogue in years, head of the US Embassy in Singapore, Casey Mace, said. The US is committed to working with its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific to ensure security and prosperity in the region, Mace said on Thursday. Highlighting that the US delegation is a high-level one, he emphasised that 'enduring American commitment and leadership in the region will make America and our allies and partners safer, more secure and more prosperous'. The region is 'a leading priority for US foreign policy', he added. A total of seven plenary sessions and three special sessions are planned for the weekend. The dialogue, being held since 2002 by the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies , discusses critical security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region. In 2024, it was attended by representatives from 45 countries.
