Kargil Vijay Diwas 2023: Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated in India to honor the sacrifices of Indian Army soldiers during the Kargil War of 1999. It has been 24 years since the war. The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil Conflict, took place from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir along the Line of Control (LoC). This is the day when we pay tribute to the Martyrs of Kargil and remember the noble sacrifices of our brave soldiers to uphold and protect the integrity of the nation.
Kargil Vijay Diwas: What is the History of the Kargil War?
7 facts about Kargil Vijay Diwas
1. The Kargil War took place in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, along the Line of Control (LoC). The Pakistani army sent its soldiers on behalf of the intruders in winter to take over the area. Their main objective is to sever ties between Ladakh and Kashmir and raise tensions on the Indian border. Please tell me that at that time the invaders were at the top and the Indians were below, so it was easy for them to attack. In the end, war broke out between the two sides. Pakistani soldiers crossed the Line of Control as LOC and entered the Indian-controlled area.
Did you know that Kargil was part of the Baltistan district of Ladakh before the partition of India in 1947 and was divided by LOC after the First Kashmir War (1947-1948)?
2. On 3 May 1999, Pakistan started this war by infiltrating at high altitude into the Kargil rocky area with about 5000 soldiers and capturing it. When the Indian government received information about this, ‘Operation Vijay’ was launched by the Indian Army to repel the intruders who had treacherously occupied the Indian territory.
Let us tell you that in 1971, i.e. before the Kargil War, there was a war between India and Pakistan which led to the formation of a separate country, i.e. Bangladesh.
3. Do you know the scenario before the Kargil war? During the winter of 1998-1999, the Pakistani Army secretly began training and sending troops near Kargil to dominate the region with the aim of capturing the Siachen Glacier. Moreover, the Pakistani army shouted that they were not Pakistani soldiers but Mujahideen. In fact, Pakistan wants international attention to the dispute so that it can pressure the Indian Army to withdraw from the Siachen Glacier area and force India to negotiate over the Kashmir dispute.
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4. The story behind the war: After the Indo-Pak war of 1971, there were many military conflicts. Both countries conducted nuclear tests in 1998, further escalating tensions. To defuse the situation in February 1999, the two countries signed the Lahore Declaration, which promised a peaceful and bilateral resolution to the Kashmir conflict.
5. The infiltration of Pakistani armed forces and paramilitary forces through the Line of Control into the Indian side is codenamed “Operation Badr.” Did you know that his main objective is to sever the link between Kashmir and Ladakh and withdraw the Indian army from the Siachen glacier? At the same time, Pakistan believes that creating any tension in this area will help to bring the Kashmir issue into an international issue, leading to a quick resolution.
The Kargil War was a war between two nuclear powers.
6. The IAF used MiG-2I, MiG-23, MiG-27, Jaguar and Mirage-2000 aircraft for ground attack. Basically, the MiG-21 is built for air interception with a secondary ground attack role. The MiG 23 and 27 are optimized to attack ground targets. Several targets in Pakistan were attacked. As a result, the IAF’s MiG-21 and Mirage 2000 were widely used in Operation Safed Sagar during this war.
7. A large number of missiles and bombs were used in this war. About twenty thousand and fifty thousand shells, bombs and rockets were fired. About 5,000 shells, mortars and rockets were fired daily from 300 guns, mortars and MBRLs, while 9,000 rounds were fired on the day Tiger Hill was recaptured. It is said that it was the only war after World War II where the enemy bombed so much. In the end, India won a decisive victory.
But as it is often said to our Indian soldiers, “HARD TIMES DON’T LONG, HARD PEOPLE DO.”
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