Delhi: Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday said that Operation Sindoor remains ongoing, underscoring the army’s readiness to respond decisively to any future misadventures from Pakistan.

Speaking at the Indian Army Chief’s annual press conference for 2026, Dwivedi said, “As you may be aware, Operation Sindoor remains ongoing, and a future misadventure will be resolutely responded to….”

Highlighting the cooperative efforts behind the ongoing operation, General Dwivedi acknowledged, “Operation Sindoor was the best example of tri-service synergy under clear-cut political directive and full freedom to act or respond… I must acknowledge the proactive role of all stakeholders at the national level, including CAPFs, Intelligences, civic bodies, state administration and other ministries, whether it’s MHA, Railways and many more.”

The Army chief said that the Operation Sindoor reset strategic assumptions by striking deep, dismantling terror infrastructure, and puncturing the longstanding nuclear rhetoric.

"Following the Pahalgam terror attack, a clear decision to respond decisively was taken at the highest level. Operation Sindoor was conceptualised and executed with precision. Through 22 minutes of initiation on May 7 and an orchestration that lasted 88 hours up to May 10, the operation reset strategic assumptions by striking deep, dismantling terror infrastructure, and puncturing the longstanding nuclear rhetoric," General Dwivedi said.

"The Army successfully destroyed seven out of the nine targets and thereafter played a pivotal role in ensuring a calibrated response to Pak actions," he added.

Meanwhile, addressing the situation along the Northern Front, General Dwivedi said, “The situation along the Northern Front remains stable, but needs constant vigil. Apex-level interactions, renewed contact, and confidence-building measures are contributing to the gradual normalisation of the situation that has also enabled grazing, hydrotherapy camps, and other activities along the Northern Borders. With our continued strategic orientation on this front, our deployment along the Line of Actual Control remains balanced and robust. Concurrently, capability development and infrastructure enhancement are progressing through a whole-of-government approach.”

He also revealed that the Indian Army remains satisfied with the progress it made in 2025 through various initiatives under "Jointness, Atmanirbharta, and Innovation".

“So the past year saw a sharp rise in the number and intensity of armed conflicts worldwide. These global shifts underline a simple reality. Nations that stay prepared prevail. In this backdrop, Operation Sindoor, India’s calibrated and resolute response to cross-border terrorism, demonstrated our readiness, precision, and strategic clarity. Through our various initiatives, as part of ‘JAI’, that is, Jointness, Atmanirbharta, and Innovation, a clarion call given by the Prime Minister on September 2025, a year of reforms given by the Raksha Mantri in January 2025, and the Indian Army’s own decade of transformation. We can be justifiably very satisfied with the progress made during the year 2025.”