India, April 10 -- India's Operation Sindoor was planned and executed not only with precision but also with carefully considered timing, Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi said, revealing that the armed forces deliberately avoided striking terror hubs during prayer hours.

"When we were preparing to strike these targets, the timing could have been 2 o'clock, 4 o'clock - at any hour," he said, explaining the operational flexibility. However, he added that the forces deliberately held back at certain times.

"We ensured that we would not act at a time when people on the other side might be offering Namaz at the terrorist camps," he said.

Dwivedi summed up the approach by saying: "sabka malik ek hai (There is one God for all). That is why we chose ...