The Ukraine war is not the only conflict military planners worldwide have been closely watching — this year's brief clash between India and Pakistan has also provided valuable lessons on the evolving nature of modern warfare.
Featuring drones, precision strikes, joint operations and real-time battlefield monitoring, the May 7 to 10 encounter — the most significant between the two nuclear-armed adversaries since 1971 — has resulted in numerous operational and strategic takeaways, particularly for India’s military, army Chief of Staff Gen. Upendra Dwivedi told The Japan Times in an exclusive interview.
“We have drawn a number of lessons from Operation Sindoor, not only on the role of joint, multidomain operations, but also the importance of standoff weapons and the use of crewed and uncrewed systems in a contested environment,” the four-star general said in New Delhi.
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