New Delhi, May 15 -- The chief of the defence staff and the three service chiefs on Wednesday briefed President Droupadi Murmu on how Operation Sindoor was planned and executed during May 7-10 with minimum collateral damage, and the goals achieved as India's direct military response to the Pahalgam terror attack unfolded in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said.

"The President commended the valour and the dedication of the armed forces that made India's response to terrorism a sterling success," the Rashtrapati Bhavan said after the meeting.

The meeting came a day after the CDS and the three chiefs briefed veterans and members of think tanks on the operation that was launched in the early hours of May 7 when India...