"Surgical Strike" - What does it mean ? Is Surgical Strike a War" - Why India did a Surgical Strike in POK ? - Lesser Known Facts.

The Surgical Strike is a kind of Calculated Military Operation or military attack intended to inflict maximum damage against a specific military target inside the territory of an Enemy Nation causing minimal or no collateral damage to its surrounding areas and civilian population. The success of any Surgical Strike requires intensive planning, coordination among various government security agencies and Security Forces. A "Plan B" of quick reinforcement is placed on standby for any eventuality till the Commandos come back to own territory. A Surgical Strike is a "quick and effective " kind of Operations which are conducted by Specially Trained Commandos .

The Surgical Strike is a kind of Calculated Military Operation or military attack intended to inflict maximum damage against a specific military target inside the territory of an Enemy Nation causing minimal or no collateral damage to its surrounding areas and civilian population. The success of any Surgical Strike requires intensive planning, coordination among various government security agencies and Security Forces. A "Plan B" of quick reinforcement is placed on standby for any eventuality till the Commandos come back to own territory. A Surgical Strike is a "quick and effective " kind of Operations which are conducted by Specially Trained Commandos .

Before "29 September 2016", the name "Surgical Strike" was very lesser known and hardly discussed among people of India and outside. On 29 September 2016, India announced that Indian Army had conducted a Surgical Strike against terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistani Administered Kashmir (Azad Kashmir) in POK and had inflicted severe casualties on terrorists. The announcement brought a huge media attention world wide and people of India were put in a surprise mode and everyone was curious to know about what actually this "Surgical Strike" is ?

Before "29 September 2016", the name "Surgical Strike" was very lesser known and hardly discussed among people of India and outside. On 29 September 2016, India announced that Indian Army had conducted a Surgical Strike against terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control in Pakistani Administered Kashmir (Azad Kashmir) in POK and had inflicted severe casualties on terrorists. The announcement brought a huge media attention world wide and people of India were put in a surprise mode and everyone was curious to know about what actually this "Surgical Strike" is ?

Is Surgical Strike a Full "War" ?





No, Not at all. The Surgical Strike is a military operation carried out in a "lightening speed" by going deep inside to hit enemy targets and return to own positions with high precaution of inflicting limited or No casualty to own forces. Surgical Strikes are undertaken by teams of "Specially Trained Forces" specially in Night time. Each and every soldier is briefed by giving them a clear picture through a sketch. Every team is given a specific responsibility to carry out. But a "War" is completely different in nature.





Why India Carried Out a Surgical Strike ?





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There were specific informations by Indian Intelligence Agencies that a large number of Terrorists had gathered along the Line of Control in POK area and they were planning to cross the boarder with an objective of targeting Jammu and Kashmir and other Indian Metro Cities. At this scenario, carrying out Surgical Strike was the best option to defuse the threat. Surgical Strike was carried out on the night of 28th and 29th September 2016.









The Powerful Government of the day, headed by strong and dynamic Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had given a "Go Ahead" to Army to carry out the Operation.

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