'No target beyond reach': How Op Sindoor delivered 'crippling blows' deep inside Pak
Indian Air Force Chief AP Singh stated that Operation Sindoor successfully demonstrated India's ability to conduct precision strikes deep into enemy territory. The operation was framed as a strategic deterrent following a terror attack.
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This highlights the ongoing geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan and the evolution of India's military doctrine.
NEW DELHI: The Indian Air Force’s calibrated strikes across the western front during Operation Sindoor, spanning 1,200 km in breadth and 200 km in depth, demonstrated that "no target was beyond its reach," Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh said on Sunday, in an apparent warning to Pakistan.In an exclusive interview with news agency PTI, Air chief described the counterterror operation as a validation of the IAF’s capability-centric approach, saying it reaffirmed air power’s decisive role as both the country’s primary responder and its strategic deterrent.However, the IAF chief cautioned that the operation’s success should not lead to complacency, stressing the need to further strengthen and expand the force’s capabilities."Operationally, one lesson stands out: we must always retain multiple options and the ability to adapt rapidly as the adversary changes tactics," the chief of air staff who oversaw the four-day operation said."A capability-centric force is inherently better…
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