DEFENCE STUDIES AND NCC, PU DISCUSSED ABOUT KARGIL WAR AND THE LESSONS LEARNT
National Tele24 News
Viany Kumar Sharma
Chandigarh
The Department of Defence and National Security Studies in
collaboration with National Cadet Corps, Panjab University (PU), organised a
webinar on the theme “Kargil War and the Lessons Learnt” to commemorate the 22nd Kargil
Vijay Diwas. Brig. MPS Bajwa, YSM (retd.) was the key speaker for the event. A
war veteran of Kargil War, he commanded the 192 Mountain Brigade. He was
instrumental in final victory of Kargil War and the capture of Tiger Hill. The
speaker was formally welcomed and introduced by Professor Rakesh Datta, a
senior Professor in the Department. Brig Bajwa while delivering his talk shared
his experiences of the Kargil war, while remembering the bravery and sacrifice
of all the soldiers who had fought in the war and praised their grit and
determination during the capture of Tiger Hill. He discussed about the
professionalism of Indian Army vis-a vis Pakistan Army as Indian Army don’t do
different things but do thing differently. He also mentioned about the
gallantry award given to Pakistan Capt. Karnal Sher Khan due to the citation given
by him. Brig Bajwa highlighted the three important lessons learnt from the war
wherein the role of intelligence, strong line of communication, and new
technologies has a significant role to play. He praised the role of media
during the war but highlighted the use at right time to avoid disseminating
real time information to enemy that can change the course of war. He also put
forward the salience of pro-active approach in tactical and strategic level.
The speaker answered the queries of the participants and motivated the audience
to join the armed forces. Thos present included Dr Kuldeep Singh, in-charge of
NCC, a former Chairperson of Department of Police administration, faculty
members of the department, serving and retired defence personals, research scholars
and students of department, NCC cadets of Panjab University.
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