Armed forces ready for 'Operation Sindoor 2.0' if need arises, says Army chief

📌 Summary:

• Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, addressing media at the 150th NDA passing-out parade in Pune (May 30, 2026), said the armed forces are fully prepared for ‘Operation Sindoor 2.0’ should the need arise

• A temporary cessation of hostilities is currently in place after the May 2025 Operation Sindoor strikes that followed the Pahalgam terror attack

• All three services (Army, Navy, Air Force) are intensifying preparations for the “next phase” and enhancing synergy for modern multi-domain warfare extending beyond land, air and sea

• Emphasis on multi-domain operations (MDO) reflects integration of cyber, space and information domains into India's war-fighting doctrine — preparatory steps toward theatre command rollout under the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS)

• Statement signals continued deterrent posture against Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism even during the truce

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3 — Internal Security, role of security forces in countering cross-border terrorism; defence reforms including theaterisation and integrated multi-domain warfare doctrine.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• Operation Sindoor (May 7, 2025) was India's precision strike on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoK following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists

• Multi-domain warfare integrates land, air, sea, cyber, space, and electromagnetic spectrum operations

• The National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla (Pune), is the world's first tri-services pre-commissioning training institution (established 1954)

• General Upendra Dwivedi assumed office as the 30th Chief of Army Staff on June 30, 2024

🔑 Key Term: Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) — military doctrine that synchronises capabilities across land, sea, air, space, cyber and information domains to overwhelm an adversary; central to ongoing Indian defence reforms including theatre commands.