India, May 15 -- Indian armed forces had superior situational awareness and better battlefield transparency during Operation Sindoor, and "dominated the escalation matrix on all four days" of the conflict, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan said on Thursday.

His remarks, made during an interactive session at the 'Kalam and Kavach' defence conclave at the Manekshaw Centre here, came days after the country and the armed forces marked the first anniversary of the military action.

"We dominated the escalation matrix on all four days, because we had a superior situational awareness. We knew what we had hit, what was happening," he said in response to a query during the event.

The CDS asserted that Indian forces had situationa...