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Operation Brasstacks — Biggest “Military Exercise”

India and Pakistan have been arch rivals since the time of their independence, and Pakistan can always be seen chasing India, although India being a big, responsible and sensible country is ahead in every aspect. Since independence, India and Pakistan have been involved in mutual conflicts at various times in history. We all know that there was a time when both countries were competing to become nuclear power countries. After the Indo-Pakistan war of 1971, the Indian Army had long been advocating for practicing modern methods of land-based warfare and professionalism. Considering this in mind, India strategically launched Operation Brassstacks. There are theories of several possible purposes of this operation, so it is important to first talk about the scale of this operation. Operation brasstacks was held in the Western Border of India from November 1986 to March 1987. It is said to had the largest number of troops assembled in a region since World War II. It is said that at the time ...