Revisiting Operation Parakram: A War That Wasn’t

NEW DELHI: Two decades ago, a dastardly terrorist attack on India’s parliament by Pakistan-based terrorists led to a massive mobilization of troops on India’s western front. The threat of a war between two-nuclear armed countries alarmed world powers. Eventually, no war took place but the exercise-Operation Parakram-offered several lessons that India took note of and subsequently rejigged its military doctrine. In this episode of ‘Simply Nitin’, StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale tells us how it began and what followed.
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[@pradyutdas5642]

"most of our viewers must be in there nappies" clearly points apart from strategic issues Nitin sir also holds deep insightful and strategic knowledge about their viewers and followers.

[@shekontekon9799]

10:45 the lady mentioned was Kamlesh Kumari Yadav from CRPF. She received Ashok Chakra. Later when afzal guru's family filed for Clemency, they got support from the Khan Market gang - effectively stalling his death sentence; the family of Kamlesh Kumari (along with the other slain police officers) returned their gallantry awards. It was only after he was eventually hanged that the families agreed to take back the awards in 2013.

[@prashanthm4641]

I think Parthiba Patil was not willing to take a stance for 5 long years. Pranab Mukherjee signed the papers within a month in office including that of Kasab

[@SudhirKumar-tv9lr]

Congress fed afzal for a decade and only when BJP put presure and elections were due, he was hanged. All out efforts were made to save him by congressies and tukre tukre gang. Supreme court was opened in midnight as a last ditch effort but thanks to judiciary, their design failled.

[@Faizankhan-fl9sp]

My dad was a part of this operation

[@debarpitchandan2026]

Knowledgeable and insightful video Nitin Sir❤️

[@hitheshmangalore5150]

Thanks for such a in-depth info. Appreciate

[@9971269912]

As usual the best Journalist doing his Job....Though we see a Few others sitting near Pyre of Fire and squatting some News ...@Burqa...

[@prajaktkhanolkar499]

Excellent story sir.

[@nishantoraon2767]

Thankyou for your information

[@ON-tk7bp]

Good commentary. Nothing has changed really. Pakistan continues to cause havoc. Now China. A weak political hierarchy continues to promote fearful India'. A pity. The balance between war and no war is hard as is the poor quality of Indian equipment. No real progress.

[@KUMARGOURABPATRA]

So well explained 🤩

[@sadanandshivagunde6164]

Thanks Shriman. It was a lesson well learnt.

[@chhavipratap4950]

You are right sir most of us were in nappies that time😅 so do I. But you explained the whole operation very conciesly 😍😍.thanx for this information sir🙏

[@infinity-hr3qi]

Jai hind 🙏

[@dharma7766]

Glad that you can bring out the folly of the Indian establishment.. Mistakes repeated are a crime

[@mandy28887]

Good looking suit today

[@abhishekkapur2498]

Can someone suggest a good book on 'OP Parakram'?

[@nemosdiary8271]

I was 6 years old during parliament attack

[@Kenkalsi]

Indian army is working as police and no police can win against Army. Full Stop. 1962,1965 we lost and 1971 we won in flying colors but after that we used army as police.

[@MohammedShafiq-id5ov]

1971 you won because it was a civil war in East pak and political military instability in west pak with no shared land border or sea connection as manekshaw rightfully stated it was an unwinnable war for any power name even one super power that has managed to keep a part of its country intact with non shared land border or sea connection

[@donv3179]

@@MohammedShafiq-id5ov what about kargil you guys lost at kargil war also

[@MohammedShafiq-id5ov]

@@donv3179 lol we killed more of your men destroyed 1 fighter plane and 2 helix and still occupy peak 5353 highest peak which overlooks national highway and gives is access to srinagar we connected this peak with multiple accessible roads you tried for many years to retake it but couldn't then you were in denial and finally you accoeted that you lost the peak also read Clinton's 2014 book executive decision where he states that he pressured nawaz shareef and threatened of cessation of F16 program and sanctions of he didnt order his troops to pull back you never recaptured peaks all you did was take the peaks when they were evacuated

[@donv3179]

@@MohammedShafiq-id5ov whether the war was won or lost is not based upon the who has low casualities ,it is based upon whether the objectives of war is met or not only. 1. You guys started the kargil war by occupying the heights when indian army vaccated for winter .Your war objective is to push the india to negotiation table.But the objective was not achieved. So you lost the kargil war. It doesn't matter who have high casualites what matters is whether the main goal for which the war is started is achieved or not . It was Your PM who went to US first. Clinton find there is no usefull reason for supporting your aggression . 2. 1965 war also you guys started the by invading kashmir but ended up by defending lahore. You war objective is to capture kashmir but that didn't happen . This is also a huge loss for pak.

[@codifa5847]

@@donv3179 1965 was a complete standoff because you are ignoring the fact that India opened a huge front to lahore. If your objectives was to relieve pressure from Kashmir then why you guys opened a huge front with 100,000 offensives in first place??? Shuja bajwa too stated that Indian objectives was to capture Lahore and destabilise military sects but they failed. About, operation gilbraltar you need to look up on "rann of Kutch" first

[@parthrana423]

make some videos on ITBP along the border.

[@iqbalsingh3981]

🙏👍....

[@prashanthm4641]

India has come a long way! Today nobody will dare to do it including China

[@devilish2136]

yeah last pm twitter was hacked and on a average 2-3 soliders loosing their lifes that to in peace time 🙃

[@MohammedShafiq-id5ov]

In 2019 Pakistan came in daylight and slapped you infront of the whole world India couldn't even retaliate

[@rajiblochanpanigrahi2198]

❤️🙏.

[@gabbarrf1745]

I was in nappies born sep 2000

[@alexk798]

India did not have a "full spectrum deference" then neither they have now. We have to find answers to tough questions that our enemies ask us repeatedly. Jai HInd!

[@politicalbakwaas5872]

quiet balanced commentery

[@anonymous-uf8us]

Ya nappies

[@theom5909]

India shown its weaknesses by not making Piasskistan to pay while being attacked by Piasskistan

[@anjanghosh52]

Pak nuclear threat is a mere clowning jokes to India, actually the then ruler of my country behaved like a sacrificed lamb, so Dorpok, thank God we are in good hands at present.

[@ricarica2194]

Mr Nitin do not give out the location of where our army is deployed.

[@chinmayneelkod931]

I think its well known in public knowledge or is there to find on internet

[@ilmoadab7426]

The unprofessional Indian army lost 1200 of its own soilders without firing a single bullet 😂

[@Xicorvlogger]

93000😂

[@aezakmi3766]

Till we forgive such acts , it will happen again and again.

[@thepiscesacademy4756]

Seems like reading from a bollywood movie script 😂 whole terrorist attack fiasco and LARGEST MOBILIZATION was a flop script 😅😅😅

[@footballvideos7507]

Pakistan army always follow "Mujra scripts of Heera Mandi"😂This is the reason why they lost all wars against India and in 1971 created history by doing "Largest surrender in military history" when 93,000 pakistani muslim soldiers dropped their pants in front of bravest Indian Army in their own homeland (Dhaka). 😂😂😂😂

[@ytio1314]

Vajp also failed

[@ilmoadab7426]

How is the tea 🍵 😂?

[@Xicorvlogger]

93000😂

[@footballvideos7507]

93,000 patloons are fantastic 😂

[@MohammedShafiq-id5ov]

India did not hesitate they realised what paksitan can and will do, they realised this isn't 1971 where paksitan had a civil war and military political instability with no shared land border or sea connection lol

[@ayushgupta4376]

We literally went till Lahore in 1965 & even CIA admitted your shameless defeat. In 1971, only a timely intervention from Kissinger & Nixon saved u from total destruction.

[@abdulgaffarchowdhury5255]

​@@ayushgupta4376 lol.. WhatsApp University graduate 😂

[@ayushgupta4376]

@@abdulgaffarchowdhury5255 I don't use WA & facts don't care for your feelings.

[@footballvideos7507]

@@abdulgaffarchowdhury5255 lol..pakistan studies graduate from "madrassa" 😂

[@footballvideos7507]

Pakistan did not have the courage to capture 1 inch land of Kashmir instead pakistan lost villages in ladakh to India in 1971 and strategic Haji Pir Pass in 1965.

[@Ajay_k_das_89]

Boring episode... nothing new today..😑

[@deepaprajapati7422]

Why you use phrase temple of democracy if it's a democratic country .here all religions are equal

[@ashishmoulik1368]

My feelings congress plan was to give libraries to hold muslim voters intact, and play with govt fund, long time tussle but no action, only listening false statements by keeping gossiping relation with pak, which finally boost up pak negative moral to damage more india on same lines.