Brigadier AS Ranade, VSM (Retired)

Each one of us knew instantly, every time a martyr passed us, that it could have been any one of us instead.   It was early July 1999. In the harsh mountains of Ladakh, the Indian Army had already fought many battles to evict enemy intrusions across the Line of Control. After initial setbacks due to underestimating the enemy’s preparedness for a prolonged campaign, our units were making steady progress, securing one ridge at a time and pushing the enemy back toward the LC. One notable...

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