Pune, June 3 -- Losses suffered in a military conflict are not as important as the targeted outcome of a mission or operation, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said Tuesday afternoon in a special lecture on 'Future Wars and Warfare' organised by the Savitribai Phule University in Pune. Asked about the armed forces' losses during Operation Sindoor - India's military response to the Pahalgam terror attack - the General referenced the loss of wickets in a cricket match, saying that if a team were to "win by any means, then there's no question about how many wickets."

"When I was asked about losses on our side. I said these are not important. The results are important. It would not be very correct to talk about losses. Suppose you...