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Monday, July 27, 2015
Why Pakistan Cannot Nuke India..
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Kargil in brief...
In spite of several agreements like Non–Nuclear Aggression Agreement (NNAA-1988), Lahore Declaration (1999) and different Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs) between Indian and Pakistan promising peace along the Line of Control (LoC), the two countries have fought three wars in five decades.
In the light of Lahore Declaration, Indian could have never imagined of the Kargil war that led to massive atrocities for both the sides between May and July 1999. The operation here was led by Army Chief Ved Prakash Malik.
However, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had taken the initiative to settle the turf between the two countries by starting a cross-border bus service between Delhi and Lahore.
Kargil was certainly not only an ideology war or loss of human lives as it also revealed the ruthless face of a war.
World’s second largest army with 11 million active personnel’s and 10 million in reserved forces, the Indian Army is true to its practice of courage and sacrifice for its country.
Let’s take a look on India’s victory that unfortunately led to the sacrifice of several Indian soldiers:
The fundamentals
The antagonistic conditions in Kargil were somewhat comparable to Sino-Indian Border Conflict of 1962 and the Nuke test of May 1998 carried out by both India and Pakistan raised tension along the LoC in the summer of 1999.
How they were caught?
On May 3, 1999, some local guides actually noticed some activity in the mountains of Kargil area and informed the Indian Army about it.
Pakistan’s aim to capture Kashmir
The neighbouring country had raised the issue with the United Nations to take over Kashmir along with occupying Indian posts, but failed dramatically because of Indian confrontation. While it was a major failure for the foreign policy of Pakistan, India on the other hand boasted of a great victory.
Use of major forces
The Pakistan Army and the fighters from Taliban used Stinger SAMs (Surface-to-Air missiles) to attack the Indian Aircrafts in such a high altitude warfare zone that included that mountainous region.
India lost two fighter jets MiG-21 and MiG-27 in addition to a Mi-17 & Mi-8 helicopter in the Batalik Sector.
MiG-21s and Mirage 2000 of the Indian Air Force were extensively used in the Operation Safed Sagar during Kargil war.
The attack also disclosed the inhumanity of a war where IAF’s pilot Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja was shot in the head by Pakistan military. His sacrifice on practical grounds is a cold-blooded murder under the Geneva Convention.
Captain Saurabh Kalia’s death
After the death of Captain Saurabh Kalia, his body was terribly mutilated in the second week of May along with five other Indian soldiers of the patrolling party. India on the other side provided proper coffins for martyr Pakistan soldiers and treated them with all the pride and respect they deserved.
The mass violence
On one hand where 524 Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives during revenge and 13,363 got critically injured, 696 Pakistan soldiers on the other hand lost their lives along with 40 civilian lives on the Pakistani side of LoC.
Assembling forces
In the conflicted region, India made its strong presence by organizing 69 forefront aircrafts. Apart from this, Indian troops also braced up their position by stirring 730,000 soldiers into the region.
The last battle
In the final battle at Tiger Hill (Point 5140), five Indian soldiers along with 10 Pakistani soldiers were killed. Captain Vikram Batra also had to sacrifice for his life while rescuing an injured officer Captain Naveen.
What needs to be noted here is that Shyok River flows in the east part of the cruel land of Kargil (155×75 km area was in conflict at that time) and there were 18 degree vertical slants which were another challenge for Indian Army to take over the Tiger hill and Tololing.
A team of 22 extremely trained men approached the Tiger Hill through a vertical cliff at an altitude of 16,500 feet and it was tactically important to capture the Drass-Kargil road as spies were probable of shelling NH 1D from Tiger Hill.
The guns that fired
Along with 250 guns to supply artillery support to its infantry and ground troops, the Bofors FH-77B field howitzer played an important role for the Indian Army in securing top positions and gaining control over the region of conflict.
The victorious day
On July 14, both India and Pakistan finished the firing and the Indian PM then declared the operation by the Indian Army ‘Operation Vijay’ as a success.
On July 26, the Indian Army officially announced that the operation is completed and the expulsion of Pakistani intruders from the Indian side of LOC.
Coffin scam
The government headed by BJP attracted massive criticism for buying the coffins at overblown rates. The CAG also confirmed some wrongdoing in the scam.
Scroll down for the conflict events:
•May 3: Pakistani intrusion in Kargil reported by local shepherds
•May 5: Indian Army patrol sent up; five Indian soldiers captured and tortured to death.
•May 9: Heavy shelling by Pakistan Army damages ammunition dump in Kargil
•May 10: Infiltrations first noticed in Dras, Kaksar, and Mushkoh sectors
•Mid-May: Indian Army moves in more troops from Kashmir Valley to Kargil Sector
•May 26: IAF launches air strikes against infiltrators
•May 27: IAF loses two fighters — MiG-21 and MiG-27;. Flt Lt Nachiketa taken POW
•May 28: IAF MI-17 shot down by Pakistan; four air crew dead
•June 1: Pakistan steps up attacks; bombs NH 1A
•June 5: Indian Army releases documents recovered from three Pakistani soldiers indicating Pakistan’s involvement
•June 6: Indian Army launches major offensive in Kargil
•June 9: Indian Army re-captures two key positions in the Batalic sector
•June 11: India releases intercepts of conversation between Pakistani Army Chief Gen Pervez Musharraf, while on a visit to China and Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Aziz Khan in Rawalpindi, as proof of Pakistani Army’s involvement
•June 13: Indian Army secures Tololing in Dras
•June 15: U.S. President Bill Clinton, in a telephonic conversation, asks Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to pull out from Kargil
•June 29: Indian Army captures two vital posts: Point 5060 and Point 5100 near Tiger Hill
•July 2: Indian Army launches three-pronged attack in Kargil
•July 4: Indian Army recaptures Tiger Hill after an 11-hour battle
•July 5: Indian Army takes control of Dras. Sharif announces Pakistani army’s withdrawal from Kargil following his meeting with Clinton
•July 7: India recaptures Jubar Heights in Batalik
•July 11: Pakistan begins pullout; India captures key peaks in Batalik
source-idrw.org
Tuesday, July 21, 2015
Courage is small word for what Indians had done in 1967
The most peaceful nation got most numbers of backstabers !!
India is the most peaceful nation instead of having one of the strongest army in the world India haven't started any war but whenever India got ditched by its neighbors, Indians showed the real meaning of bravery and patriotism to the world..
The jawans of Indian army replied the enemy of our motherland in a more than adequate way,
Here is the brief story of what happened after Indo-Sino war of 1962 and why the chinese pledged to never attack India again after 1967 conflicts.
The shaming history of decisive defeat India faced with the battle with China in 1962 is not the only history that exists, though this is what the Indian history syllabi teaches us Indians for reasons best known to JNU guys and history commission. However the other side is a hush-hush by China and surprisingly by India as well. After the shaming defeat of India in 1962, China dared twice to attack India and lost all conflicts badly and after 10th October 1967, Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) pledged to never ever attack India directly. The Indians, who are very demoralized with the 1962 war, need to boost up their morals by knowing the exact truth. The defeat of Indian Army in the 1962 can be highly credited to the first Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru, the Capitalist of Morning, Communist of Afternoon, Socialist of Evening and some other --ist at night; more than the military excellence of the PLA. It was his moronic decision of deceptive “Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai” that let him convert the ordinance factories into manufacturing units of kitchen equipments and bring down the numerical strength of the Indian Army so as to ensure Indian brother is no threat to Chinese brother however he had literally no caliber to do the reverse. This is what Chinese wanted and it would leave one confused whether this was the Chinese diplomatic excellence or Nehruvian diplomatic
spudity!
When Chinese PLA attacked India in 1962, documented stats reveal their numerical strength in the troops deployed was 80,000 compared to 10,000 to 12,000 strong Indian Army. Highly equipped Chinese Army and their geographical position gave an edge to them than the badly equipped Indian Army. The PLA attacked in a surprised manner and the contemporary media reports say that in the initial attacks itself the Assam Rifles and Sikh Regiments posts were completely lost
prompting “angry reactions” from Nehru who “strongly condemned” the strike. Only after the Indian troops retaliated against them with the little resource they had in hand, the Chinese got a taste of conflict, rather than one sided attack. Though up to the time Indian troops could gain the momentum moralized by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) a nationalist Hindu organization which
played a major role in Indian resistance to China, which later was acknowledged by Nehru in Republic Day, the casualties were high. According to documented stats, 1383 Indian soldiers were killed compared to 722 Chinese soldiers 1047 Indian soldiers were wounded compared to 1697 from Chinese side 1696 Indian soldiers were missing and 3968 were taken as prisoners of war. However there was another side of the story for those who take this defeat as a military defeat. The Indian casualties that occurred, was largely within the initial strikes by PLA when Indian Army was unaware and was unable to defend. However when Indian Army retaliated, the brought down the casualty ratio by killing a large number of Chinese. The PLA observed that the Indians in fighting mode are more than lethal. There are case studies with PLA that document the close quarter combat that happened in those conflicts. The Chinese, unlike Pakistanis know how to respect the opponents and they have shown respect to Indian martyrs. During the conflicts, the Jat and Rajput soldiers used to move out of their cover when their guns were emptied and used to catch the PLA soldiers and thrash them in rocks. One such Indian military man named Major Satan Singh’s bravery has been documented in this regard. There are temples of Indian soldiers in Chinese Territory they have set up in respect to those soldiers. The Gurkhas’ Khukri (dagger) powered by their war slogan “Jai Ma Kali Ayo Gorkhali” wrecked havoc among the Chinese troops. However cheered by the statistical factors, Chinese forgot the military qualities of the Indian soldiers.
During 1965 Indo-Pak war there happened several small scale military skirmishes between Indian and Chinese troops. China wanted to intrude into the Indian Territory and gain strategic position so that they can engage India in a manner that Indian military attention is divided between Pakistan and China. However the Indian Army thwarted all these attacks and Chinese authorities withdrew due to “heavy casualties” compared to “moderate loss” of India. But in 1967 China planned another full fledge military strike against India and choose Sikkim as the warfront. There were several Chinese proxies in Sikkim which were tasked to carry out sabotage operations against Indian Army to assist the Chinese PLA.
The Chinese invasion was in two phases, the first one from 7 th to 13 th September and the second one from 1 st to 10 th October. At the strategic Nathu-La Pass the adamant China which rejected the McMohan Line, initiated heavy artillery firing on the Indian troops which Indian counterparts retaliated. During the 1965 conflict the Chinese tried to capture Nathu-La and Jelep-La Pass. Indian Government due to their lack of confidence asked the Indian troops to vacate the pass however Major General Sangat Singh, the GOC of 17 Mountain Division refused to vacate and pledged to fight till death. He wrote to the government that this step will hand over a tactical advantage to the Chinese PLA. The Chinese PLA threatened through loudspeakers that if Indians don’t withdraw, 1962 type casualties will repeat however Indians were in avenging mood. The PLA used to march in large number but then halted and marched back without firing at Indians. The defensive posture of Indians, bought time and 18 Rajput Regiment was reinforced. On 7 th the PLA started heavy assault with MMG and artillery. That’s when Mountaineers, Grenadiers and Rajputs striked back and after a week of close quarter combat, Chinese suffered heavy casualties which number more than 300 dead and 450 wounded according to Chinese estimate which number the Indial tolls up to 89 however Indian authorities claim it to be 65. Around 145 were wounded.
But this conflicted extended even up to Sikkim. From 1 st to 10 th of October, the Chinese PLA attacked Chola area to avenge what happened in Lathu-La but here too the Chinese lost 40 elite commandos. Under the leadership of Major KB Joshi of 7/11 Gorkha Regiment, the Indian troops battled one of the close quarter combats in military history. The conflict started with a tussle, between Chinese and Indian soldier, a Chinese JCO bayoneted Indian Subedar Naik Gyan Bahadur Limbu’s hand and in a swift reaction Limbu chopped both hands of the Chinese JCO with his Khukri (dagger). After that another Indian soldier Devi Prasad Limbu, a rifleman chopped off heads of 5 Chinese soldiers within moment. Skirmish began after that and a 10 days close quarter combat started that ended on 10 th . Major KB Joshi himself concluded the Twin Hut and Black Rock operations. After this war, a shaming defeat the Chinese never dared to attack India directly. They knew the difference between Indian diplomatic inefficiency and military excellence and in border they have to face the latter. That’s the obvious reason they didn’t help their war ally Pakistan in 1971 and 1999 directly.
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