Op Vijay: How India Captured Tololing And Point 5140 Before Tiger Hill

The story of the Kargil War is often remembered through the victory at Tiger Hill, but India's first major breakthroughs came earlier with the capture of Tololing and Point 5140. These strategic victories in the Dras sector changed the course of Operation Vijay by weakening Pakistani positions, securing National Highway 1A and giving the Indian Army the momentum to reclaim other key peaks.In this explainer, we revisit the fierce battles fought at altitudes of nearly 17,000 feet, the extraordinary bravery of soldiers like Captain Vikram Batra, Captain Sanjeev Jamwal, Major Vivek Gupta and Major Rajesh Adhikari, and how these victories paved the way for India's triumph in the 1999 Kargil War.