Kargil: Ten years after Pakistan Army
regulars had occupied Indian peaks in the Kargil sector, the
Indian Army said "another Kargil" can never be repeated by the
adversary.
"Pakistan had breached our trust at that time and
illegally occupied our posts on the mountain peaks but we have
learnt our lessons. With our increased vigil, repeating
another Kargil would be impossible for the adversary and they
also know this," Kargil-based `Forever in Operations` Division
Commander Major General S K Khajuria said.
The situation in the region, he said, has changed
drastically in the last decade in favour of India in the
sector. The Pakistani Army regulars had attempted in 1999 to
cut-off Siachen and Ladakh regions from rest of the country.
"Things have totally changed in our favour. Along the
Line of Control (LoC), we are dominating the enemy in terms of
observation and heights in most of the places," Khajuria said.
"We have increased our presence here to guard each and
every inch of our territory around the year. The increase in
the troop levels has been manifold and it has given us an edge
over our enemy," he added.
About strengthening of defences and Indian position on
the LoC, the Division Commander said, "All along the Line of
Control, our defences have been strengthened and our bunkers
are now being prepared to give all-round protection to our
troops and they can retaliate to enemy`s advances in strongest
possible manner."
On the infrastructure developments in the region after
the war, Khajuria said," There were hardly any metalled roads
in heights. But now most of our posts at above 15,000 feet are
connected by roads and can be reached by vehicles."
When asked about the enemy`s ability to still look into
and shell Indian territory, another officer from the Division
said, "We have our guns also located in the area...and we have
superior firepower and we have used it in the past also to
quieten them up," he added.
Bureau Report
