India, Jan. 13 -- India's brief but decisive military operation against terror camps across the border last year left Pakistan with little room to respond. For the first time, Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi has clearly explained how Operation Sindoor unfolded and why Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire soon after.

Speaking at the annual Army press conference in New Delhi, General Dwivedi said India achieved its objectives swiftly and deliberately avoided a longer conflict. He credited India's success to two critical turning points, one public and one deliberately kept confidential.

According to the Army chief, the operation showed how political clarity, military freedom, and coordination between the Army, Navy, and Air Force can...