Operation Sindoor brilliant example of civil-military fusion, says Rajnath Singh

Operation Sindoor is simply a “brilliant example” of civil-military fusion, wherever the administrative machinery worked seamlessly with the equipped forces to pass captious accusation and physique nationalist confidence, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said connected Saturday (November 29, 2025).

He was addressing the valedictory ceremonial of the 100th Common Foundation Course astatine the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA) successful Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

Mr. Singh besides called upon young civilian servants to recognize their important relation successful safeguarding nationalist interests, and, akin to brave soldiers, ever enactment acceptable for specified captious situations.

“Operation Sindoor is simply a superb example of civil-military fusion wherever the administrative machinery worked seamlessly with the equipped forces to pass captious accusation and physique nationalist confidence,” helium said.

The Defence Minister asserted that, during Operation Sindoor, the equipped forces destroyed the panic camps successful Pakistan and PoK successful a “balanced and non-escalatory response, but it was the misbehaviour of the neighbouring state which did not let the concern on the borderline to instrumentality to normal”.

While helium commended the bravery of the soldiers, helium appreciated the enactment carried retired by the administrative officers arsenic they communicated important accusation and ensured palmy behaviour of mock drills crossed the country.

He emphasised accrued coordination betwixt governance and nationalist information to execute the extremity of a 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047.

Shedding airy connected Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mantra of ‘minimum government, maximum governance’ and ‘reform, execute and transform’, Mr. Singh emphasised that the civilian servants person a pivotal relation to play successful accelerating the extremity of a self-reliant and developed India.

“When our authorities was formed successful 2014, India was ranked 11th successful presumption of economical size. In the past 9-10 years, we person jumped to 4th place. Even highly reputed concern firms similar Morgan Stanley present accidental that India mightiness go the 3rd largest system successful the adjacent two-three years,” Mr. Singh said.

“You are not platonic guardians but people’s servants. You are not conscionable providers, but facilitators of empowerment. Your quality should beryllium incorruptible. Your behaviour should beryllium afloat of integrity. You indispensable make a civilization wherever honesty is neither a virtuousness nor an exception; but a mean portion of mundane life,” helium said, urging them to enactment with the consciousness of work and nationalist accountability.

Mr. Singh besides called upon young civilian servants to enactment innovatively successful the technology-driven epoch and find solutions to the problems of the people.

“You indispensable usage exertion to summation nationalist outreach, accessibility, and transparency. Use exertion to beforehand payment and summation inclusivity,” helium said.

Mr. Singh besides stressed that arsenic civilian servants, trainees indispensable conscionable each national with empathy and understanding.

“When officers interact with the underprivileged oregon susceptible sections of society, they indispensable recognise that people’s struggles are shaped not lone by their efforts but by wider societal and economical circumstances. This is what makes an head genuinely people-centric and compassionate,” helium said.

Mr. Singh acknowledged the continuing emergence of women successful the civilian services, noting that successful the latest UPSC examination, a pistillate secured the apical rank, and 3 of the apical 5 candidates were women.

He expressed assurance that by 2047, galore women volition emergence to the presumption of Cabinet secretaries and pb India’s improvement journey.

Mr. Singh described the Foundation Course not simply arsenic a grooming module but arsenic a committedness to gathering an efficient, capable, and delicate governance system.

He lauded LBSNAA for its broad grooming ecosystem, which, helium said, makes it a implicit instauration that strengthens the nation’s administrative capabilities.

As the UPSC marks its 100th twelvemonth ahead, helium highlighted that the concern betwixt UPSC and LBSNAA has shaped generations of administrators and volition proceed to fortify India’s governance architecture.

Mr. Singh besides paid floral tributes astatine statues of erstwhile Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and 'Iron Man of India' Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. He besides inaugurated an ODOP Pavilion connected the premises of the academy, the Ministry said.