India, May 31 -- Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Saturday said that India is ahead of Pakistan on all fronts despite having greater diversity due to its long-term strategy.

Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, CDS Chauhan said that both countries gained independence at the same time, and Pakistan was ahead of India in various metrics, but New Delhi surpassed it, according to ANI new agency. The CDS also pointed out that a significant challenge in Operation Sindoor was disinformation.

"Now, on the India-Pakistan relationship, we are not operating without a strategy. When we gained independence, Pakistan was ahead of us on every metric: social, economic, and GDP per capita. Today, India is ahead on all fr...