The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict was an armed conflict fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay, which was the name of the Indian military operation to clear out the Kargil sector.

The war is the most recent example of high-altitude warfare in mountainous terrain, and as such, posed significant logistical problems for the combating sides. It is also the sole instance of direct, conventional warfare between nuclear states (i.e., those possessing nuclear weapons).

How did the Indian Army against all odds take the enemy head-on?  

This episode takes you 22 years back in the Kargil operation area through Kargil war veteran Brig Umesh Singh Bawa, Vrc, SM.

Brig Umesh Singh Bawa, VrC, SM, commissioned in 17th battalion the Jat regiment in Jun1978. He is an alumnus of the National DefenceAcademy, Defence Services Staff College, and Higher Command Course. He commanded 17 Jat during the Kargil war and was awarded Vir Chakra during the operations. His unit was tasked to capture the Pimple Complex, part of point 4875 in Mashkoh valley. He has served in various staff and command appointments in the Army. He has been an instructor in Infantry School, Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School and Indian Military Academy. He retired from service on 31 Dec 2013. He is a PhD in Public Administration. He is now settled in Gurgaon along with wife Indu. 

Recently in Nov 2021, he has authored a book “Mashkoh: Kargil as I saw it” where he recounts his firsthand experience of the battle as it unfolded before him. The book captures the tales of courage, humor, emotions, tragic losses, and hard-won victories in the extremely challenging high-altitude terrain of Kargil, where many believed that the mission was impossible. This book isn’t meant to be an individual glorified war story, nor it is intended to belittle any leader for the lapses committed during the war. The book captures those lessons of war for future generations so that as new wars begin and end, such crucial lessons will not have to be relearned- rewritten in more blood. 

Please tune in to listen to the exciting story of Kargil Operation Vijay

 

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