'Egos Coming In Between...': What The World Can Learn From India's Operation Sindoor? IAF Chief Tells

Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh said that the world has to learn a lesson from India on how to start and terminate a conflict at the earliest possible opportunity. "We heard people saying we should have done a little more. We stopped the war very quickly. Yes, they (Pakistan) were on the back foot, there is no doubt about that, but what were our objectives? Our objective was anti-terrorism.""We had to strike them. We had done that. So if our objectives have been met, then why should we not terminate a conflict? Why should we carry on? Because any conflict has a lot of price which has to be paid," he said.Chief of Air Staff Singh said a continuation of the operation could have impacted "our preparedness for the next one.""It will

affect our economy. It will affect the general progress of the country."Citing various ongoing conflicts including the Russia-Ukraine war, the IAF chief said the world was forgetting about its objectives when a war was started."Now their goal post is shifting. Egos are coming in between. And this is where I think the world has to learn a lesson from India (on) how to start and terminate a conflict at the earliest possible opportunity," he said.The Air Chief Marshal underlined that full freedom was given to the military for the operation and that no restrictions were imposed on it by the political leadership.Asserting that the primacy of the air power was on display during the May7-10 conflict with Pakistan, he said the S-400 missile system has turned out to be a game-changer as the enemy was in disarray in view of the range and power of the weapon.In response to the Pahalgam terror attack, India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terrorist infrastructure in territories controlled by Pakistan.The strikes triggered four days of intense clashes that ended with an "understanding" on stopping the military actions on May 10.(With PTI Inputs)