CDS Anil Chauhan stated that India employed air power in Operation Sindoor to dismantle terrorist camps in Bahawalpur and Muridke, as drones and loitering munitions were deemed insufficient to achieve the desired political objectives. This decision followed the Pahalgam terror attack and reflected India's enhanced precision strike capabilities developed after the Balakot operation.
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