India successfully carried Surgical strikes in PoK
India has carried out surgical strikes
targeting “launch pads” for terrorists across the Line of Control (LoC).
Key facts:
- The operations were focused to
ensure that these terrorists do not succeed in endangering lives of
citizens in our country.
- During the counter-terrorist
operations, significant casualties have been caused to the terrorists and
those who were trying to support them. The operations have since ceased.
- The government has said that the
Indian armed forces are fully prepared to deal with any contingency which
may arise.
- The “surgical strikes” could force
militants across the LoC to shift their sanctuaries further back into
Pakistani territory, bolstering the image of Indian forces as a capable
striking power.
What is a surgical strike?
A surgical strike is essentially a swift and
targeted attack on specific target that aims to neutralise them while ensuring
minimum collateral damage to the surrounding areas and civilians. Neutralisation
of targets with surgical strikes also prevents escalation to a full blown war.
- Surgical strikes are part of
India’s Cold Start doctrine and have proved effective in foiling a new
infiltration bid by terrorists groups across the LoC who were ready to
attack several locations in Jammu and Kashmir and other Metro cities in
India.
Significance of surgical strikes:
Surgical strikes gain importance in India’s
case as Pakistan has repeatedly shown its intention to use tactical nuclear
weapons on Indian Forces, even risking the collateral damage to its own troops,
to stop Indian military operations.
Therefore, the covert surgical strikes are a
powerful weapon for the Indian armed forces to carry out the necessary dirty
work while ensuring the status-quo between the opposing armies on the LoC.
