Month: June 2024

OPERATION HANEEF IN CHORBATLA SECTOR

OPERATION HANEEF IN CHORBATLA SECTOR

Far to the North of the media glare and limelight of the Drass Sector, the Pakistanis had intruded across the
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HOME TRUTHS OUT OF THIN AIR: OPERATION SAFED SAGAR

HOME TRUTHS OUT OF THIN AIR: OPERATION SAFED SAGAR

Pakistan has historically believed in the policy of covert action especially when it came to border issues. In 1947 and
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OPERATION KOH-E-PAIMA: PAKISTAN’S PERSPECTIVE OF THE KARGIL WAR

OPERATION KOH-E-PAIMA: PAKISTAN’S PERSPECTIVE OF THE KARGIL WAR

What was the Pakistani design during Operation Koh-e-Paima (KP), also called Operation Badr in some reports. They underestimated the power and
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THE NAVY AND THE KARGIL CONFLICT: SALIENT IMPACT OF THE SILENT SERVICE

THE NAVY AND THE KARGIL CONFLICT: SALIENT IMPACT OF THE SILENT SERVICE

When war clouds shattered the peace in the Himalayan frontier of Kargil and Ladakh in 1999, the entire nation came
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GENERAL V P MALIK – THE CHIEF AT THE HELM IN OPERATION VIJAY

GENERAL V P MALIK – THE CHIEF AT THE HELM IN OPERATION VIJAY

Strategic leadership had to handle the adverse situation in Kargil, under difficult and challenging circumstances. Lieutenant General D Anbu (retd),
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THE BATALIK BATTLES – KIRANTIS CLEAR THE RIDGES

THE BATALIK BATTLES – KIRANTIS CLEAR THE RIDGES

Operation Vijay 1999 in the Kargil - Drass Sector was reported extensively on Indian media; fought on rugged mountains, against
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“NACHI EJECTING” – AND DROPPING AMIDST THE ENEMY

“NACHI EJECTING” – AND DROPPING AMIDST THE ENEMY

Group Captain Kambhampati Nachiketa, VM (then Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa) was carrying out an airstrike on Pakistani positions in the Batalik sector on 27
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NISHCHAY KAR APNI JEET KARUN – 8 SIKH ON TIGER HILL

NISHCHAY KAR APNI JEET KARUN – 8 SIKH ON TIGER HILL

The Battle of Tiger Hill was the final nail in the coffin for Pakistani troops in the Drass Sector, and the
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THE SHERSHAH OF KARGIL: A TWIN BROTHER’S TRIBUTE

THE SHERSHAH OF KARGIL: A TWIN BROTHER’S TRIBUTE

Even now, when Vishal Batra steps onto the icy peaks of Kargil, the words ‘Yeh Dil Maange More’ reverberate in
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