Colonel Vishu Bhatnagar

Prayagraj, 26 July (HS). The Kargil war has emerged as a great lesson for future Indian defense preparations. This war strengthened the foundation of Indian military power by expanding many military dimensions. Today the Indian Army is moving towards becoming self-reliant while continuously maintaining its relevance in the global perspective.

The above views were expressed by Colonel Vishu Bhatnagar of Selection Center East Prayagraj as the keynote speaker in a special lecture organized under the joint auspices of the Department of Defense Studies of Ishwar Sharan Degree College and the Jammu and Kashmir Study Center on the 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas.

He described various incidents from the presence of terrorists disguised as Pakistani army at various security posts of Kargil by the local citizens of Kargil to the ceasefire on 26 July 1999. According to him, the counterattack and control of Tololing, Tigerhill, Dras, Kargil and Batalik by the Indian Army is very important from the point of view of Indian military history.

Dr. Manoj Kumar Dubey said that the coordinator of the Department of Defence Studies, Dr. Dhirendra Dwivedi welcomed the guests and introduced the topic. The proceedings were conducted by the research scholar of the department, Vishal Dixit, and the vote of thanks was given by the Assistant Professor of the department, Dr. Uday Pratap Singh. On this occasion, apart from the teachers of the college, Dr. Man Singh, Dr. Anuja Saluja, Dr. Shivharsh Singh, Dr. Manvendra Verma, Dr. Mahendra, Dr. Ashwini Devi, Dr. Shaista Irshad, Dr. Shikha Shrivastava, Dr. Arvind Mishra, Dr. Priyanka, and research scholars of the Department of Defence Studies, a large number of undergraduate and postgraduate students were present.