India must be prepared to fight short and long duration wars: CDS citing terror, land disputes

MUMBAI, Dec 22 : India should be prepared to fight short-duration, high-intensity conflicts to deter terrorism, something like Operation Sindoor, and long duration conflict because of the territorial disputes with its neighbours, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said on Monday.Speaking at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Gen Chauhan said multi-domain operations will no longer be an option but a necessity, where the effects of one domain will be immediately felt on to the other. “What kind of threats and challenges should India be prepared for? This should be based on two facts. Both our adversaries — one…