EP-56| Stunning story of Op Meghdoot-Seizing Earth’s highest battlefield with Lt Gen Kulkarni (Retd)

On the 39th anniversary of Operation Meghdoot which was launched by Indian Army to take control of the world’s highest battlefield Siachen Glacier, we bring to you a special episode on the story of how our defence forces captured the important peaks of Siachen Glacier against all odds in 1984. In an informative conversation with Smita Prakash, Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (Retd.) who as a 28-year-old captain in April 1984 was among the first to be heli-dropped on the Lolofond Glacier recalls the operation and stories on how they pre-empted Operation Ababeel by Pakistani Army.

Correction:
1:13:38-1:13:43 - The image is of Gopalaswami Parthasarathy, who served as Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan (1999-2000), in place of Gopalaswami Parthasarathy who was Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan between (1962-65). (The mistake is truly regrettable)

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The full episode is also available here:

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Timestamps
00:00-Introduction
02:35 - Story of Operation Meghdoot
29:35 - Launch of Siachen Operation
42:45 - Challenges from Weather
48:30 -First Casualty and story of Indian Flag
52:50 -Survival Challenges at Glacier
1:07:00 - Europe Trip and Shaksgam Valley
1:10:00 -Stay in Karachi and ISI tails
1:28:15 -Bilafond La Attack
1:41:10 -MMS on Siachen
1:50:10 -George Fernandes and leasership with Army
1:56:00 - Lessons from Siachen
2:01:00 - Pakistani leadership and Military


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