Operation Safed Sagar was the name of the series of attacks launched by the Indian Air Force in support of ground troops during the Kargil War, in the first large scale use of air power in the Kashmir region since the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Operation Safed Sagar was the name of the aerial assault launched by the Indian Air Force to aid the ground troops during the 2 month long Kargil War. This was the first time air power was used on such a large scale in the Kashmir region since the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.