INDIA PAKISTAN WAR 1947-48 [ THE FIRST KASHMIR WAR]
जय श्री राम INDIA PAKISTAN WAR 1947-48 [ THE FIRST KASHMIR WAR] Major Events- • Operation Gulmarg was planned by Pakistanis to attack the princely state of Kashmir. • Armed tribesmen of Pakistan invaded Kashmir. • Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir executed the IoA (Instrument of Accession). • Operation Kipper, Operation Vijay, Operation Easy and Operation Bison by India. • 2/3rd of J&K became the part of India and remaining was annexed by Pakistan. Introduction- • On Aug 28 1947, Major Omkar Singh Kalkat of the British Indian Army was serving as Brigade Major in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan. • While his CO Brigadier Murray was away, Major Kalkat received an envelope marked as top secret on Murray’s behalf. • He read that letter and got to know about the Operation Gulmarg. • He called Murray and Murray warned him not to speak any word or he would be dead. • Then, Kalkat was placed un