Complex sentence: In reality, Indira Gandhi was well aware of the difficulties of a hasty military action but she needed to get the military's views to satisfy her hawkish colleagues and the public opinion, which were critical of India's restraint.
Split into simpler sentences: In reality, Indira Gandhi was well aware of the difficulties of a hasty military action. But she needed to get the military's views to satisfy her hawkish colleagues and the public opinion, which were critical of India's restraint.