“No less than war”: DGMO Rajiv Ghai on ongoing activities amid Indo-Pak tension

Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai on Sunday asserted that the tensions between India and Pakistan since the last three to four days are no less than a war. He paid homage to five fallen jawans of the armed forces and civilians who lost their lives due to Pakistani shelling across the Line of Control (LoC).

He said that the Pakistan Army might be involved in infiltration across the LoC, trying to harm the army posts.

“The activities that have been going on for the last 3-4 days are no less than a war. Under normal circumstances, the air forces of the countries do not fly in the air and attack each other…Under normal circumstances, infiltration across the Line of Control is done by terrorists. We have information that the Pakistani army may also be involved in infiltration across the Line of Control, which is trying to harm our posts,” Ghai said in a presser here.

“I pay my solemn homage to my five fallen colleagues and brothers from the armed forces and civilians who tragically lost their lives in Operation Sindoor. Our hearts go out to the bereaved families…Their sacrifices shall always be remembered,” he added.

The DGMO warned that India has exercised immense restraint while focusing only on non-escalatory actions. Any threat to the country’s sovereignty would be met with decisive force.

“We have thus far exercised immense restraint, and our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory. However, any threat to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and safety of our citizens will be met with decisive force,” Ghai added.

Regarding the measures taken by the armed forces on land, the DGMO said certain measures, such as the deployment of air defence and electronic warfare assets, were taken to establish an integrated grid with the Indian Air Force (IAF).

“On land, we also undertook certain measures such as deployment of air defence and electronic warfare assets to establish an integrated grid with the Indian Air Force and I have seen and heard some of you wax eloquent about the benefits of such an architecture when it comes to negating and combating air intrusions,” Ghai said.