Mhow: Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria, Commandant of the Army War College (AWC), has underlined the operational lessons emerging from Operation Sindoor, stressing that success in modern warfare will depend on synchronised planning, effective multi-domain integration, escalation control and information dominance.
Addressing participants of the Higher Command Course, Lt Gen Chandpuria offered an analytical perspective on Operation Sindoor and identified four imperatives that, in his assessment, will shape the conduct of future conflicts: synchronised higher defence planning, effective execution of multi-domain operations, escalation control backed by a clearly defined exit strategy, and credible information operations embedded within a whole-of-nation approach.
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His observations come against the backdrop of Operation Sindoor, launched by India in May 2025 following the Pahalgam terror attack. The operation was a calibrated, intelligence-led campaign involving joint action by the armed forces and the employment of capabilities across multiple domains.
The operation also highlighted the growing importance of integrated air defence, electronic warfare, unmanned systems and information warfare alongside conventional military power. Independent military analysts have similarly identified Op Sindoor as an important case study in multi-domain integration spanning land, air, cyber, space and the information domain.
Lt Gen Chandpuria’s emphasis on escalation control is particularly significant in a nuclear-armed regional environment, where battlefield success must be balanced with deliberate management of escalation. India’s official narrative on Operation Sindoor has repeatedly described the response as focused, measured and calibrated, while subsequent government statements have stressed that the cessation of operations was undertaken on India’s own terms.
Equally, the emphasis on credible information operations reflects the reality that modern conflicts are contested not only physically but also in the cognitive and digital domains. India’s experience during Operation Sindoor demonstrated how misinformation and competing narratives can become integral components of contemporary conflict.
For India’s future military leadership, the message is clear: victory in modern war will require not merely superior firepower, but integrated decision-making, cross-domain synchronisation, escalation discipline and national-level narrative resilience.
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Dr Rajesh Jauhri is a Journalist with an experience of over 25 years in Indian and foreign media, a Social Scientist, an Ac-complished Author, a Political & Strategic Analyst, a Marksman (Rifle & Pistol), an Orator, a Thinker and an Educationist. He holds a Ph.D. degree on “Impact of colonial heritage on Indian police”. He runs an NGO dedicated to the social and eco-nomic uplift of tribal communities in MP and two decades back, he established a school in a village of Indore district, providing education and moral values to children belonging to underprivileged and minority families. Has received multiple awards in various fields.
