Lieutenant General Satish Dua, PVSM, UYSM, SM, VSM is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army. As the Corps Commander in Srinagar, he planned and executed the surgical strikes in September in 2016.

His book "India's Bravehearts" gives an inside account of the Indian Army.

In this podcast,

▸ Vinamre and Gen Satish Dua talk about how Pakistan-sponsored terrorism forced India to do a surgical strike

▸ The practical problems of patrolling an area like LOC

▸ How fake is Bollywood's portrayal of Army operations

You can follow Lt Gen Satish Dua on:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/lt_gensatishdua?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSatishDua?t=D6i7_y7gArshG6aVbnkVQQ&s=09

Timestamps:

(0:00) Intro

(03:27) This was the real reason behind the surgical strike

(07:36) Late Manohar Parrikar's clear instructions to General Dua on the day of the attack

(10:41) Pakistan is using this strategy to attack India

(13:31) Pakistan denied a surgical strike to save face

(19:25) Surgical strike was kept as a top secret

(22:40) Suicide terrorists operate on drugs

(26:20) LOC is not a border

(32:25) Adjusting to a civilian life is tough

(36:15) You need to win mind games to establish dominance at LOC

(42:15) Upbringing influences your ability to be a leader

(45:26) Choosing the lesser of the 2 evils: Taking hard decisions

(50:24) Nobody trains you for facing the family of a martyr

(55:34) How accurate is the portrayal of Army operations by Bollywood?

(59:53) General Dua's close encounter with a terrorist

(1:08:29) Hardening yourself to get used to seeing blood

(1:14:20) My son didn't even recognize me

(1:19:23) Biggest lesson for the Army from the Kargil War

(1:22:58) There is no better death than dying for your own country

(1:25:04) Conclusion

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