Almost 16 years back in time, Indian army won a strategic
war in one of the most difficult mountain terrains of the world. Pakistani army
and Kashmiri militants infiltrated the LOC in Jammu and Kashmir from Kargil
district. The Indian army gave a fitting response and re-claimed all the critical
points in a war that lasted almost 2 months. July 26, 2016 is remembered as Kargil Vijay
Diwas every year to commemorate the heroes of that war. As we peacefully sits
in our living rooms and relish our comfortable lives, we should not forget that
we owe it to the soldiers who fought relentlessly in most inhuman conditions. We
also owe it to our kids to share this heroic tale of valor with them. And this
is what you should tell them about Kargil war:-
1) The war was fought in one of the most difficult altitudes
of the world. Before the war, Kargil used to be insignificant location up in
the Himalayas which stayed cut-off from most of the world due to heavy snowfall
and its repercussions. The terrain is so merciless that military forces from
both India and Pakistan used to vacate the area during extreme weather
conditions.
2) Tiger Hill and Tololing Ridge were two of the many strategic
points in the Drass-Kargil area which were reclaimed during this war .
3) The war claimed lives of more than 500 soldiers and left
thousands wounded. Those who live, share the stories of heroism of soldiers on
war-front even in the face of death.
Image Courtesy: India Today
4) The use of artillery during Kargil war is also unprecedented.
Gunners played an important role in this war. MBRL (multi-barrel rocket
launchers) and Bofors FH-77B field howitzer were also used liberally in the
artillery plan during this war and fired about 2.5 lakh bombs, shells and
rockets.
5) Though the situation was controlled in time, the Indian
army was nevertheless prepared to use its nuclear power to win this war. In
fact, both the countries had made it clear that the using nuclear weaponry was
not left out as an option completely.
6) Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the PM of India during the
war. Mr K. R. Narayan was the President of India then and the army was led by
General V. P. Malik. Bill Clinton was the US President who interestingly held a
fiercely democratic ground about the war.
7) The infiltration in Kashmir was allegedly planned by the
Pakistani army and Pakistani army feigned complete lack of knowledge till the
time the conflict had turned into a full-fledged war.
Kargil war proved the prowess of the Indian army. Pakistan’s
infiltration in Kashmir that led to this war was openly criticized as it
contradicted the political efforts to bring peace at the border. In spite of
the controversies that shadow it, Kargil war will always be known for epic chivalry
of Indian military forces. Jai Hind.
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