Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 9: The Tiger Division and the Department of National Security Studies at the Central University of Jammu jointly organized “Kargil Vijay Diwas” to acknowledge the valour and sacrifices made by the brave soldiers of the Indian Army.
Delivering the keynote address, Major General S K Sharma, GoC Tiger Division, while explaining the strategic background to the Kargil conflict, highlighted the deceptive strategy played out by Pakistan in order to enhance its proxy hand across LoC. “The Indian Army fought meticulously to recapture those territories without crossing the LoC, thus making the scope of the conflict confined to the Kargil Sector,” he said and shared with the audience how people wrote encouraging letters to the fighting troops and helped in the logistics.
Prof. Ashok Aima, the Vice Chancellor of CUJ, delivered the presidential address and explained that the Kargil Conflict was indeed the greatest battle that India had ever fought, which demonstrated Indian Army’s professionalism. He also proposed to have academic collaborations between the Army and the Department of National Security Studies of the university to enhance research and understanding in this field.
The highlight of the event was the Battle Study presentation by Brigadier Arvind Yadav, Commander Artillery Brigade. In his splendid presentation, he elaborated on the difficulties of terrain and weather conditions suffered by Indian troops while fighting on the highest battle field of the world and in utmost inclement weather condition.
The presentation was followed by an interactive session in which discussions took place on issues related to media coverage of the conflict, Pakistan’s proxy war, China’s incursions, economics of war, youth’s interest in military recruitment, and the current turmoil in Srinagar.
Earlier, Prof Mallika Joseph, HoD of NSS, emphasized the need to inform the new generation about the battle history and the sacrifices of our armed forces.
An exhibition was also put up in the campus to showcase the valour and sacrifice of Indian troops during the conflict. The exhibition re-created the battle ground in the various sectors and the rough mountainous terrain.
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