Chose night to avoid civilian casualties: CDS on Op Sindoor

RANCHI: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan connected Thursday said Operation Sindoor heralded a "new benignant of warfare" driven by technology, successful which India decisively bushed Pakistan successful each escalation, reports Sanjay Sahay.Interacting with schoolchildren successful Jharkhand connected the taxable 'Operation Sindoor: Bacchon Se Samvad (dialogue with children)' successful Ranchi, Gen Chauhan said the strikes were carried retired astatine nighttime - betwixt 1am and 1.30am - with the intent to debar civilian casualties, and this was imaginable due to the fact that of technological sophistication and dominance."The perfect clip would beryllium astir 5am. But, by then, the greeting 'azaan' starts, and radical could suffer their lives successful places similar Bahawalpur and Muridke," helium said, adding that time and timing were chosen aft studying aerial operations connected the Pakistani side. Precision strikes astatine long-distance targets during the nighttime required peculiar efforts, the CDS said, emphasising the "sohhistication of our attack".(With bureau inputs)