scorecardresearch
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Support Our Journalism
HomeIndia'Difficult to define', CDS Chauhan on China-Pakistan ties during Op Sindoor

‘Difficult to define’, CDS Chauhan on China-Pakistan ties during Op Sindoor

Speaking at an event Tuesday, the CDS also stated that there was no unusual activity on the northern borders during the Op Sindoor conflict with Pakistan on the country's western front.

Follow Us :
Text Size:

New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan has stated that it was difficult to define the extent of Chinese government support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor in terms of sharing of stalemate imagery and intelligence support.

Speaking at an event in Delhi on Tuesday, the CDS also stated that there was no unusual activity on the northern borders during the Operation Sindoor conflict with Pakistan on the country’s western front.

“The first fact is that there was no unusual activity on the Northern Borders in the duration of this conflict (India-Pakistan tensions),” he said.

The CDS said that it is a fact that in the last five years, Pakistan has acquired almost 70% to 80% of its weapons and equipment from China.

“A reasonable assumption would be that Chinese as Original Equipment Manufacturers will have commercial liabilities which they have to fulfil and will have people in Pakistan,” he said.

Gen Chauhan said that on the matter of information, India seeks information from open sources, satellite imagery and others.

“There are several Chinese companies also doing this with permission. How much state support is there is difficult to define in this process? Also difficult to define turning this information into intelligence,” he said.

Gen Chauhan’s statement comes at a time when, a few days ago, Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Rahul R Singh said that India was fighting three adversaries at a time, with China and Pakistan providing support to it, including sharing real-time satellite imagery with it.

“We had one border and two adversaries, actually three. Pakistan was in the front. China was providing all possible support. 81% of the military hardware with Pakistan is Chinese… China is able to test its weapons against other weapons, so it’s like a live lab available to them. Turkey also played an important role in providing the type of support it did… When DGMO-level talks were on, Pakistan had the live updates of our important vectors, from China,” he said.

The Deputy COAS emphasised the need for a robust air defence system to combat the China-Pak tango.

This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. 


Also Read: Op Sindoor gave global visibility to Indian weapons. Defence exports now shape our soft power


 

Subscribe to our channels on YouTube, Telegram & WhatsApp

Support Our Journalism

India needs fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism, packed with on-ground reporting. ThePrint – with exceptional reporters, columnists and editors – is doing just that.

Sustaining this needs support from wonderful readers like you.

Whether you live in India or overseas, you can take a paid subscription by clicking here.

Support Our Journalism

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Most Popular