‘Fauj’ only place where there is no nepotism: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan

He said, 'The ‘fauj’ (army) is the only place where there is no nepotism... You should aspire to join the armed forces if you want to serve the nation, and explore the country and the world.'

Ranchi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Thursday asserted that ‘fauj’ is the only place where there is no nepotism, as he urged children to aspire to join the armed forces to serve the nation and explore places.

During an interaction with school children, Gen Chauhan also said that the armed forces made maximum efforts this year to rescue citizens amid a high number of natural calamities.

“The ‘fauj’ (army) is the only place where there is no nepotism... You should aspire to join the armed forces if you want to serve the nation, and explore the country and the world,” he said.

Talking about Operation Sindoor, Gen Chauhan said the first strike was conducted at 1 am on May 7 to avoid civilian casualties.

“Precision strikes for long-distance targets during the night required special efforts... We beat Pakistan decisively in every escalation during Operation Sindoor,” he said.

Operation Sindoor was launched in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 people, mostly tourists.

Gen Chauhan also said that warfare, driven by technology, has now expanded to newer domains like cyber.