Jammu Tawi, May 20 -- Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday described Operation Sindoor as a calibrated display of India's "smart power", saying the military action combined precision strikes, strategic messaging and diplomatic signalling in a coordinated national response.

Addressing a seminar on "Security to Prosperity: Smart Power for Sustained National Growth" organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies here, the Army Chief said the operation demonstrated how military capability can be integrated with wider national objectives.

Recalling the operation carried out on the night of May 6 and 7 last year, he said the Indian armed forces executed a "precise 22-minute operation window" that struck terror infrastructure deep i...