Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi described Operation Sindoor as setting a standard for India's response to provocation while reviewing the National Defence Academy's 150th-course passing-out parade on May 30. Addressing cadets at Khadakwasla, he said the operation had demonstrated national resolve through a precise military response.
His address connected that assessment with the academy's joint-service foundation. According to the New Indian Express report, Dwivedi said the coordinated response reflected habits developed at NDA from the beginning of training. He told the graduating men and women that they would serve together again as the services deepened their integrated structures.
Dwivedi also spoke about threats outside conventional battlefronts, including contested grey zones and hybrid warfare. He urged cadets to combine clear thinking with action. Recalling his own graduation more than 42 years earlier, he described the occasion as personally significant and congratulated Cheetah Squadron on winning the banner.
The Defence Ministry's account confirms that the parade took place that morning at Khetarpal Parade Ground. It records 353 graduating cadets, including 18 women and 24 cadets from 12 friendly foreign countries. Parents, schoolchildren, civilian visitors and serving and retired military personnel attended the ceremony at the academy.
Academy Cadet Captain Mayank Choudhary of Lima Squadron commanded the parade. Lieutenant Colonel Avinash Pandey, the academy's adjutant, conducted it. The cadets crossed the final step to the parade's traditional musical accompaniment, completing their NDA course before proceeding to their respective pre-commission training academies or services.
Dwivedi presented the President's gold, silver and bronze medals to the first three cadets in the overall order of merit. A Sukhoi-30 flypast concluded the event. The graduation thus marked a training transition for the course, while the chief's remarks placed inter-service cooperation at the centre of his message to its members.
