JAISALMER: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday delivered a stern warning to Pakistan, declaring it must end its support for terrorism “if it wants to remain on the world map.” He cautioned that India would not show the same restraint it exercised during Operation Sindoor, the cross-border strikes launched after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
Speaking to soldiers near the border in Anupgarh, Rajasthan, Dwivedi said nine terror facilities in Pakistan were destroyed in the operation, killing over 100 Pakistani soldiers and numerous militants. “Further provocations will not go unanswered,” he asserted, stressing that Indian strikes were precise and avoided civilian casualties, targeting only terror hideouts, training centres and masterminds.
The Army chief urged troops to maintain high readiness. “Keep yourselves fully prepared now… if God wants, the opportunity will come soon,” he said. Dwivedi also underscored the Army’s drive for modernisation, including unmanned aerial systems and advanced counter-capabilities.
He honoured three personnel — Commandant Prabhakar Singh, Major Ritesh Kumar and Havildar Mohit Gaira — for exemplary service in Operation Sindoor. Later, he reviewed operational preparedness at forward areas, including Bikaner, and praised local border residents as “not ordinary civilians but soldiers.”
