25 Years Of Kargil War: Fighting Pakistan, Tough Terrain, How Army Heroes Secured India's Roar At Tiger Hill:
25 Years Of Kargil War: Fighting pakistan, Tough Terrain, How army Heroes Secured India's Roar At tiger Hill:
PM narendra modi on friday paid homage to the Kargil war bravehearts at the Drass war Memorial to commemorate the 25th anniversary of India’s victory over pakistan in the 1999 war.
On July 26, 1999, the indian army announced the successful culmination of ‘Operation Vijay’, declaring victory after a nearly three-month-long battle on the icy heights of Kargil in Ladakh. The day is observed as ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ to commemorate India’s victory over pakistan in the war.ndia fought some of the most intense battles during the Kargil war, in one of the most challenging terrains in the world. After a fierce battle in Tololing and successfully capturing the summit, the focus shifted to tiger Hill, which towers above all other mountains in its vicinity of Drass village in the Ladakh region.
On July 26, 1999, the indian army announced the successful culmination of ‘Operation Vijay’, declaring victory after a nearly three-month-long battle on the icy heights of Kargil in Ladakh. The day is observed as ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ to commemorate India’s victory over pakistan in the war.ndia fought some of the most intense battles during the Kargil war, in one of the most challenging terrains in the world. After a fierce battle in Tololing and successfully capturing the summit, the focus shifted to tiger Hill, which towers above all other mountains in its vicinity of Drass village in the Ladakh region.
OPERATION VIJAY
In 1998-99 winter, pakistan Armed Forces were covertly training and infiltrating Pakistani troops and paramilitary forces towards the indian side of the Line of Control (LoC). The infiltration was codenamed “Operation Badr” and the aim was to sever the link between kashmir and Ladhak and cause indian forces to withdraw from the siachen Glaciers, forcing india to negotiate a settlement of the broader kashmir dispute.
Pakistan also believed that any tension in the region would internationalize the kashmir issue, helping it to secure a speedy resolution. The infiltration began even after india and pakistan signed the Lahore Declaration in February, 1999 in which both the countries mutually agreed to solve the kashmir issue in a peaceful manner among others. Soon the Pakistani troops managed to capture a region between 130 to 200 square kilometres.
Seeing the Pakistani troops infiltrating the indian side, the indian Armed Forces started to respond with Operation Vijay. The plan of pakistan was to send its soldiers during the winters when india vacated certain posts.The glorious Operation Vijay saw the mobilisation of about 2,00,000 indian troops and brought a swift and final end to the war by recapturing all the previously lost posts and forcing the Pakistani intruders to vacate the posts.
Pakistan also believed that any tension in the region would internationalize the kashmir issue, helping it to secure a speedy resolution. The infiltration began even after india and pakistan signed the Lahore Declaration in February, 1999 in which both the countries mutually agreed to solve the kashmir issue in a peaceful manner among others. Soon the Pakistani troops managed to capture a region between 130 to 200 square kilometres.
Seeing the Pakistani troops infiltrating the indian side, the indian Armed Forces started to respond with Operation Vijay. The plan of pakistan was to send its soldiers during the winters when india vacated certain posts.The glorious Operation Vijay saw the mobilisation of about 2,00,000 indian troops and brought a swift and final end to the war by recapturing all the previously lost posts and forcing the Pakistani intruders to vacate the posts.