CDS Anil Chauhan: Will Soon Reveal Data on Pakistan’s Losses in Operation Sindoor

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said that the military will release the data about losses incurred by Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in the future.

New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday said that the Indian military will soon release detailed data on the damage inflicted on Pakistan during the recently concluded Operation Sindoor. Speaking at an event in Pune, he noted that an assessment is underway, and information about the number of Pakistani aircraft and radar installations destroyed will be made public in due course.

“When I was asked about our losses, I said it’s not important. What matters are the results and how we achieved them,” Gen. Chauhan stated. Drawing an analogy, he added, “It’s like winning a cricket match by an innings. There’s no need to count how many balls were bowled or how many wickets fell.”

Operation Sindoor, which took place between May 7 and 10, was triggered by the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. The CDS emphasized that terrorism cannot be considered a legitimate form of warfare. “Terrorism has no defined logic. Our adversary has consistently used it as a tactic to bleed India by a thousand cuts, a doctrine rooted in statements made as far back as 1965 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto,” he said.

Describing Operation Sindoor as India’s first “no-contact warfare” apart from limited engagement along the Line of Control, Gen. Chauhan said the operation was a combination of kinetic and non-kinetic actions. He revealed that Pakistan had planned to force India into submission within 48 hours but was taken by surprise by India’s swift and precise counterstrikes.

“On May 10, around 1 AM, Pakistan launched multiple attacks, aiming to overwhelm us within two days. But in just eight hours, our targeted operations hit their air force infrastructure hard, and they were compelled to reach out for a ceasefire,” he said.

According to the CDS, Indian forces responded decisively to Pakistan’s missile attacks. Indian air defence systems successfully intercepted incoming threats, and retaliatory strikes involving BrahMos missiles destroyed at least 11 Pakistani airbases. These actions severely crippled Pakistan’s offensive capabilities.

Following the devastating blow, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of Pakistan contacted his Indian counterpart to request a ceasefire. India agreed to the proposal, leading to a mutual understanding to halt hostilities.

General Chauhan concluded by reaffirming the Indian military’s commitment to national security and said that the results of Operation Sindoor would be transparently shared once technical evaluations are completed.