Pakistan wanted India on its knees at 48 pm, turned to talk in 8 hours: CD. Bharat News

Expanding the Pakistani response to Operation Sindoor, General Chauhan said that Operation Banyan al-Marsos was “launched by Pakistan at around 1 pm” and “aimed to take India to its knees in 48 hours. Several attacks were launched”.

He said that although India actually killed only terrorist goals, Pakistanis “extended this struggle … in military domains”.

Saying that the armed forces are the most rational actor in the situation of struggle, he explained why Pakistan said India. “I think the argument behind it … is coming in realizing … is stemped by two facts. One is that they must have assumed that if they continue this mode, they are likely to lose too much. So, they picked up the telephone. They do more.”

Later, after a few days, Pakistan must have felt that their attacks had failed, they said. “So, these were the two factors that thought them. But it is only after one or two days, they must have realized that all the attacks against us were not fortifications and they were all unsuccessful.”

Responding to a student’s question on the damage faced by Pakistan during hostility, General Chauhan said, “When I was asked about the loss in our favor, I said that these are not important. The results and how you work. So it will not be very right to talk about losses, numbers etc.”.

“You see, in a match, suppose you go to a football match and you win 3-2 … It’s a similar match. But suppose that you go to a cricket Test match and win with an innings, so there is no question of how many wickets and how many balls and how many players are. It is an innings (win).

“But since it is always the results of our attacks, it is curiosity … In some time, we will take out this particular data, and share it, to answer people’s questions and curiosity … to answer … who kept asking how many planes we destroyed? ‘ We will make a rough assessment of this and soon come out with it, ”he said.

He said that the government’s purpose behind Operation Sindoor was not vengeance, but to attract the boundary of tolerance with Pakistan. “Let me talk about logic … Operation Sindoor, as far as the government is concerned, was not about vengeance. I think it was about attracting these boundaries of tolerance … This state-provided terrorism of Pakistan had to be stopped, and Pakistan should not be able to hold India hostage for terrorist activities.”

Another point created by Operation was that India was not going to live under the shadow of terror and nuclear blackmail, he said.

He also talked about the sentiments of the citizens of India. “The feeling among the people of India … there was revenge and vengeance to do justice to criminals. I think it was playing in everyone’s mind, it is the kind of feeling and public feeling that was happening. And at the end, probably some kind of satisfaction, (and even) worrying.

At the risks involved during military campaigns, he said, “You may not be 100 percent ready for all kinds of contingency and you may not have 100 percent information about it. So when you are operating military, you are always a bit colliding in the dark.

“In a war, even if there are failures, we have to adapt, understand what went wrong and go out again.” He said as an organization, there should be an aggressive feeling. “That’s why I said in a couple of my interviews that the loss is not important, the result,” he said.

He reiterated that the operation vermilion was not over and the operation was only temporary termination.