‘Operation Sindoor an unprecedented success’
*Book documenting personal testimonies of 100 officers released
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, May 29: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today described Operation Sindoor conducted in May last year by the Indian Armed Forces as an unprecedented success wherein India compelled Pakistan to seek a ceasefire within four days.
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He said this after releasing a commemorative volume on Operation Sindoor, documenting the personal testimonies of 100 officers, sailors, airmen and other soldiers who participated in the operation, which was conducted by the Indian Armed Forces from May 7-10, 2025 in response to April 22, 2025 Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 civilians including 25 tourists and a local guide were killed.
Describing Operation Sindoor as an unprecedented success, the Defence Minister said it was different from all other wars that India has fought so far. He added that this commemorative publication goes beyond historical account and captures the personal experiences of brave soldiers.
“It also offers insight into the human dimension of modern warfare where leadership, courage, judgment under pressure and commitment translates strategy into success,” he stated.
In a post on X, Rajnath Singh termed the publication as a tribute to those who executed this operation, providing a connection with the devotion and resilience of soldiers.
“The citizens need to draw inspiration from this book and be citizens worthy of the tremendous cost the nation pays to ensure security and maintain sovereignty,” he said.
The publication was released during a ceremonial function attended by Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh in New Delhi.
The volume has been compiled under the guidance of the CDS. Personal accounts from the Services are contributed by Additional Directorate General of Strategic Communication, Media and Public Information Cell and the Directorate of Media and Public Relations, while publication support has been provided by the United Service Institution of India.
The volume departs deliberately from the conventions of official military historiography. Most accounts of war privilege the view from the headquarters and the operations room, as the decisions of commanders are recorded, analyzed and debated.
“Yet the texture of the war as it was actually lived – by soldier on the Line of Control targeting adversary bunkers, the air defence operator tracking and neutralising inbound drones, the pilot in the cockpit at the moment of weapons release and the sailor at action stations as the fleet moves to a heightened posture – is almost always lost,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement on release of the book.
“This book is an attempt to recover the texture. The accounts span across the three Services as well as Headquarters, Integrated Defence Staff and includes combat aviators, naval watch-keepers, surface-to-air missile crews, special forces operators, signallers, logisticians, medical officers & the personnel of the joint and integrated organisations that knit the operation together,” the statement said.
The Indian Armed Forces destroyed several terror training camps deep inside Pakistan and PoJK resulting into elimination of several terrorists including top commanders of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfits. Later, several military installations including air bases were also destroyed in Pakistan and PoJK forcing Pakistan to beg for ceasefire within four days of Operation Sindoor.
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