Synergy is armed forces' strength, Operation Sindoor apt example: Army chief
Synergy is armed forces' strength, Operation Sindoor apt example: Army chief
M.U.H
24/11/202534
Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday (November 24, 2025) said the strength of armed forces lies in synergy and Operation Sindoor is an apt example of this.
He was speaking during the commissioning of INS Mahe, the first of the Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, in Mumbai. “In the age of multi-domain operations, the country's ability to act in concert from the depths of the ocean to the highest frontier will determine the security influence of the Indian republic,” he said.
"Operation Sindoor was an apt example of the synergy of the armed forces," Gen. Dwivedi said. India carried out military action under Operation Sindoor targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack of April 2025.
“The Indian Army has launched a series of initiatives under an overall umbrella of transformation in which jointness and integration are important pillars, recognising that modern conflicts will be multi-domain, hybrid and require united national strength,” Gen. Dwivedi said.
An official said, “This was also the first time that an Army chief was present at the commissioning of a naval ship.”
“Following the commissioning of INS Mahe, Gen. Dwivedi also awarded Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Commendation to the Navy personnel who played a key role in the commissioning of the ship, a rarity which will become more frequent in days to come as the level of synergy among the three forces increases,” the official added.
The Indian Navy plays an important role in the neighbourhood as well as in the global environment in far-off lands where the Army’s efforts can play both a supplementary and a complementary role in soft and hard diplomacy, Gen. Dwivedi said and referred to it as smart diplomacy.
The Indian Army and Indian Navy have always stood shoulder to shoulder for HADR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief) missions across the globe or even the amphibious operations, he added.
