Explanation:

Recently, The Sapta Shakti Command of the Indian Army conducted exercise ‘Sudarshan Shakti 2023’ along the western borders in Rajasthan and Punjab.

About Sudarshan Shakti Exercise

• Aim: It aimed at starting the transformation of the forces into a modern, lean, and agile fighting combination capable of leveraging new-age technologies.

• The exercise was designed to validate operational plans in a network-centric environment with elements of combat power, combat support and logistic support.

• These elements were exercised in a synergised application under all domains of enemy threat including Grey Zone Warfare as part of high tempo operations.

Scope and objectives

• Integrated use of force multipliers like special forces and niche technologies covering drones, tethered drones, loiter ammunition as well as key aspects of electronic warfare made it a unique event.

• This exercise also facilitated in meeting the stated objectives of five pillars of transformation enunciated by COAS General Manoj Pande in January 2023.

• ‘Sudarshan Shakti 2023” highlights the commitment of the South Western Command and its associated units towards maintaining a high level of operational preparedness and capability to fight a technology intensive future conflict.

Hence both statements are correct.