Operation Sindoor was akin to playing a game of chess: Army Chief

Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has said Operation Sindoor was akin to playing a game of chess, as "we did not know" what would be the enemy's next move, and though the "test match stopped on the fourth day", it could have been a protracted conflict.

He also emphasised the importance of "narrative management" in such a scenario as "victory is in mind", and said if you ask a Pakistani "whether you lost or won, he would say, my [Army] Chief has become a Field Marshal, we must have won only, that is why he has become a Field Marshal".

The Army Chief made the remarks in his address at a function held at IIT-Madras on August 4. The video of his address was shared by the Army over the weekend.