India, Oct. 24 -- Operation Sindoor reflected India's new strategic thinking for responding to any terrorist attack on its own terms and a defence doctrine that embodies "resolve and courage", defence minister Rajnath Singh told the army's top commanders during a meeting on Friday to review the regional security situation.

Singh and the Indian Army's top brass took stock of the situation along the borders with China and Pakistan and reviewed the force's operational preparedness during the Army Commanders Conference in Jaisalmer.

Singh also visited the forward areas of Tanot and Laungewala in Rajasthan, located close to the Pakistan border.

The defence minister urged the military to never underestimate adversaries and to focus on inform...