The success of Operation Sindoor stands as a “defining moment” in the country’s counter-terror and deterrence strategy, President Droupadi Murmu said on Thursday (November 27, 2025) and asserted that the world took note of not only India’s military capability but also its “moral clarity to act firmly, yet responsibly” in the pursuit of peace. In her address at the inaugural session of the third edition of Chanakya Defence Dialogue, a key conclave hosted by the Army here, she emphasised that guided by India’s civilisational ethos of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, “we have shown that strategic autonomy can coexist with global responsibility”. “Our diplomacy, our economy, and our armed forces together project an India that seeks peace, but is prepared to protect its borders and its citizens with strength and conviction,” Ms. Murmu said. The President asserted that the Indian armed forces have exemplified professionalism and patriotism in guarding the sovereignty of India. “During every security challenge, whether conventional, counter-insurgency, or humanitarian, our forces have displayed remarkable adaptability and resolve,” Ms. Murmu said. Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, …