Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Lieutenant General Vinod G Khandare (retired), who was the principal advisor to the Ministry of Defence during Operation Sindoor, on Sunday said further escalating the recent Indo-Pak conflict by occupying the PoK would have given birth to a “new monster’ for India.“The ceasefire was announced by India after a request from Pakistan DGMO. The war is not a cheap solution, as it comes with heavy expenditure and creates a financial burden. We have to decide where we have to take our country, especially when we are dreaming of becoming a developed nation by 2047,” he said, adding that we must consider what we are handing over to the next generation.
While addressing a public event organised by NGO Gyanyajnah Foundation at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Khandare termed Pakistan a “nonsensical” country, to whom he said a befitting lesson was taught as per the principles of war. Khandare, who is the recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal among other honours, termed Pakistan a police state that often witnesses military rules and political anarchy.
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Calling Operation Sindoor a convergence between political desire and military action, Khandare lauded affordable, modern innovation in the country’s warfare during the May Indo-Pak conflict. “We can adopt high-tech solutions where common sense is added. India fought a high-tech war during Operation Sindoor. Many people are unhappy with us and imposing tariffs,” he said, in an indirect reference to US President Donald Trump’s tariff on India.Referring to doubts cast by Pakistan over India’s success during Operation Sindoor, Khandare said, “We are not worried by their accusations, but feel pain when ‘champions’ from our country raise suspicions.”Speaking on the occasion, former DRDO scientist Pralhada Ramarao said India must advance in modern warfare tactics, and steps to achieve it are being taken. “The development of modern warfare will also be beneficial for our industrial and economic growth. Unless our borders are safe and secure, nothing can be achieved,” he said.
