Qualla: Operation Dwarka https://qualla.com/operation-dwarka en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:31 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Operation Dwarka https://qualla.com/operation-dwarka Operation Dwarka: Introduction https://qualla.com/operation-dwarka/ On the night of September 7, 1965, shells began falling on the coastal town of Dwarka -- the same sacred site where Hindu pilgrims have worshiped Krishna for millennia. The Pakistan Navy had dispatched a task force to strike the Indian coast, and the ancient pilgrimage town, home to a radar installation believed to guide Indian bombers, became the target of the first naval engagement Pakistan had ever conducted against India.

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]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/e/c/n/operation-dwarka-wp/tecn-operation-dwarka-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Operation Dwarka: A War Spills to Sea https://qualla.com/operation-dwarka/ The India-Pakistan War of 1965 had erupted over Kashmir, with armies and air forces locked in fierce combat across Punjab and the northern frontiers. Pakistan's naval commanders saw an opportunity to relieve pressure on their southern flank by striking the Indian coast. Their int...

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]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/e/c/n/operation-dwarka-wp/tecn-operation-dwarka-a-war-spills-to-sea.mp3 0:06 2 full Operation Dwarka: Shells on Sacred Ground https://qualla.com/operation-dwarka/ Pakistani warships bombarded the Dwarka radar station on September 7 and 8. According to Indian sources, the shelling damaged neither the radar equipment nor caused any casualties -- a claim that contrasts sharply with Pakistani accounts asserting meaningful damage to the install...

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]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/e/c/n/operation-dwarka-wp/tecn-operation-dwarka-shells-on-sacred-ground.mp3 0:06 3 full Operation Dwarka: Restraint and Its Cost https://qualla.com/operation-dwarka/ The lack of Indian naval response provoked a political storm. Questions were raised in Parliament about why the navy had not defended its own coastline. Vice Admiral B.S. Soman, the Chief of Naval Staff, had wanted to retaliate but was restrained by the Defence Minister. Vice Adm...

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