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In 1983, Pakistan Army generals decided to Storm & capture the "barren heights" which were bone of contention between the India & Pakistan, as the both nations claimed ownership of this "barren heights". So they decided to order...1/n
In 1983, Pakistan Army generals decided to Storm & capture the "barren heights" which were bone of contention between the India & Pakistan, as the both nations claimed ownership of this "barren heights". So they decided to order...1/n
...artic-weather gears for their troops from reputed company in London. They placed order of 150 such gears & made the payment.
RAW got to know about this 'deal' & promptly shared the information with the government & army. India government ordered 300 artic-weather gears...2/n
RAW got to know about this 'deal' & promptly shared the information with the government & army. India government ordered 300 artic-weather gears...2/n
...double of what Pakistanis had ordered from the same company. RAW ensured that delivery of the gears to Pakistan was delayed & we got it right on time, Which gave the Indian army tactical head-start & Army planned an operation to occupy the glacier by 13 April 1984...3/n
...to preempt the Pakistani Army by about 4 days, as intelligence had reported that the Pakistani operation planned to occupy the glacier by 17 April. - By the time Pakistan troops managed to get into the immediate area, they found that the Indian troops had occupied all 3...4/n
..major mountain passes. Pakistanis were virtually Handicapped by the altitude and the limited time, despite the fact that Pakistan possessed more ground accessible routes to the area, unlike Indian access which was largely reliant on air drops for supplies due to the steep...5/n
...hills on its side.
"Barren Heights" mentioned above is #SiachenGlacier and This is the true story of "Operation Meghdoot" carried out by Army in 1984 with "Surgical Precision". Which helped India capture about 1,000 sq mi of territory claimed by Pakistan. 6/n
"Barren Heights" mentioned above is #SiachenGlacier and This is the true story of "Operation Meghdoot" carried out by Army in 1984 with "Surgical Precision". Which helped India capture about 1,000 sq mi of territory claimed by Pakistan. 6/n
...But probably you don't know about this because back then our Prime Minister was Indira Gandhi & Congress didn't put out posters & billboards from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, congratulating the PM. & also if you are wondering there was no post of NSA in 1984...7/7
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