CDS Chauhan: Pakistan's Constitutional Amendments Acknowledge 'Op Sindoor' Failure

• Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan stated Pakistan's hurried constitutional amendments are an acknowledgement of 'Operation Sindoor' failure.
• The amendments, particularly to Article 243, brought significant changes to Pakistan's higher defence organisation.
• Pakistan abolished the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, replacing it with a Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) post, which can only be created by the Chief of Army Staff.
• A National Strategy Command and an Army Rocket Forces Command were also created, concentrating power and reflecting a land-centric mindset.
• India is working to evolve a standardized system for its armed forces, drawing lessons from operations like Uri, Doklam, Galwan, Balakot, and Operation Sindoor.

Why It Matters: Pakistan's constitutional changes, post-Operation Sindoor, indicate its operational shortcomings, says CDS Chauhan.