Operation Meghdoot to take Siachin was launched on this day
Indian Armed Forces' Operation Meghdoot was launched on April 13, 1984 to capture the Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir. A platoon of 4 Kumaon led by then-Captain Sanjay Kulkarni planted the first Indian flag on the glacier, which began the operation. For the last 33 years, Indian troops have been deployed at the world's highest and coldest battlefield.