General Upendra Dwivedi’s remarks come almost a week after India and its security forces celebrated the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor.
Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi sent a stern message to Pakistan on Saturday, saying Islamabad “must decide whether it wants to be part of geography and history or not.”
Speaking at an interactive session at the Manekshaw Center in New Delhi, General Dwivedi was asked how the Indian Army would respond if the circumstances that led to this… Last year’s sindoor operation is coming again.
“If you heard me before, what I said… is that if Pakistan continues to harbor terrorists and act against India, it has to decide whether it wants to be a part of geography or history or not,” the Chief of Army Staff said in response.
General Dwivedi’s comments come just over a week after India celebrated the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, its air strikes against Pakistan after… Terrorist attack on Pahalgam.
These statements came as a clear message to Pakistan, which recently expressed its hope to resume the dialogue with India that has been suspended for more than a year now.
Pakistan wants dialogue
Pakistan on Thursday welcomed former Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane’s support for the statements of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Dattatreya Hosabale, who said the window for dialogue between India and Pakistan should always be open.
The Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a press conference Tahir Andrabi said he viewed the calls for dialogue within India as a “positive development,” but added that it remained to be seen whether there was any “official reaction” to those statements.
Andrabi said, “It is clear that the voices within India calling for dialogue represent a positive development. We hope that reason will prevail in India… We will of course see if there is an official reaction to those voices in India.”
Sindor process
Operation Sindoor was launched early on May 7 last year in response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that took place on April 22.
Indian forces carried out precision strikes on several terror launch pads and other related infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Pakistan also launched attacks against India that lasted for nearly four days. All subsequent counterattacks launched by New Delhi were also carried out under Operation Sindoor.
The military conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, which had lasted nearly 88 hours, stopped after they reached a ceasefire understanding on the evening of May 10. The understanding was reached after Pakistan’s Director General of Military Operations reached out to his Indian counterpart, requesting the same, the Indian Army said.
