Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan recently asserted that India's military campaign, 'Operation Sindoor', launched in May 2025, served as a catalyst for significant constitutional and military restructuring within Pakistan. Speaking at the Pune Public Policy Festival on January 9, 2026, General Chauhan stated that Pakistan's hurried constitutional amendments were an implicit acknowledgment of operational shortcomings and deficiencies exposed during the conflict. 'Operation Sindoor' was initiated by India on May 7, 2025, in response to a terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives. The operation involved precision military strikes on terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, targeting groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba. According to CDS Chauhan, the subsequent changes in Pakistan's higher defence organization include the abolition of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, and the creation of a new Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) position. This CDF role is to be held concurrently by the Army Chief, which General Chauhan noted leads to an extraordinary concentration of power in a single individual responsible for land operations, joint operations, strategic forces, and a newly formed Army Rocket Forces Command. Analysts and reports from November 2025 corroborate Pakistan's 27th constitutional amendment, which formalized these military and judicial reforms, strengthening the army chief's authority. Furthermore, General Chauhan also highlighted that 'Operation Sindoor' revealed gaps in India's ability to counter fake news on social and electronic media. He affirmed that India is now actively developing a robust system to address this deficiency and provide accurate information in real-time. This event underscores the dynamic and evolving nature of warfare, emphasizing the growing importance of integrated command systems and information warfare capabilities.