Sir Ray:
As stated in your post that we slowly but steadly nibble away the illegally occupied Kashmir. I am personally not aware of any such accomplishment by India. Can you share as to which part of Kashmir has been taken back to this day?
Since I am not a military guy, Can you tell us if it is not possible to launch all out attack in the occupied area by increasing the strength of Army and AIr Force before it is too late? As I have stated in my previous posts we should not expect any thing from the existing Political party's.
Due to the terrain of the region, What are the challenges Armed forces face on both side of the dispute to gain the territorial advantage? Is MOD making enough progress to equip our forces to achieve the ultimate objective which is to recapture the entire land under enemy's control?
There are many such incidents, but they are very minor in terms of military successes. Haji Pir was one which we gave away.
Then there are various places in Kargil and also don't forget Turtuk!
From Partapur, the 90 km stretch to Turtuk passes through Chalunka, a battle-scarred zone, where some buildings blown up by Pakistani artillery shells during the Kargil war, stand abandoned. Short of Turtuk, another road branches out east towards the Siachen glacier. The village of Turtuk itself is dominated in the rear by a high snow-capped peak where a Pakistani post is positioned.
This road further heads towards Skardu in the Northern Areas via Pion, Khapalu and Narthan where the Shyok empties into the mighty Indus.
Turtuk, which was earlier with Pakistan, was captured by Indian troops in 1971. But with the assertion of Indian authority also came the separation of families. The around 2,000 ethnic Baltis here have relatives across the border. Around 10 per cent of the Muslim population distributed in the villages of Tyakshi, Chalunka, Thang and Pachathang, besides Turtuk are Wahabis, while about 50 per cent are Noor Bakshis.
