Jaipur, May 7 -- Former Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai on Thursday characterised the self-promotion of Pakistan's top brass following "Operation Sindoor" as more of a spectacle than a strategic milestone.

Speaking to ANI in Jaipur, the General didn't mince words when asked about Pakistan's Field Marshal Asim Munir elevating his own rank in the wake of the operation.

"What can I say," Lt Gen Ghai remarked with a subtle shrug. "We have looked at that process with some kind of amusement."

While Islamabad has attempted to project the operation as a decisive tactical success, Indian military leadership appears to view the subsequent celebrations, specifically the elevation of General Asim Munir ...