This is a serialisation of the book 'India’s Battlefields from Kurukshetra to Balakot' by international award-winning author Ajay Singh. The book (and the series) covers the major battles fought on India’s battlefields. In this episode, we cover the Kargil War
The Subrahmanyam Committee’s most enduring contribution was not its account of the intrusion but its insistence that command responsibility be treated as a structural design problem
Even after three decades, the families of Captain Jintu Gogoi and Colonel Rajesh Bhanot maintain the close relationship despite one of the two friends having fallen to the enemy’s bullets at Kargil
His remarks come after Pakistani army chief General Asim Munir highlighted the Kargil war of 1999 as one of the major wars Pakistan fought with India
This dispels prevalent notion that intruders set up bunker in early part of 1999
In the last 10 years, defence reforms have been prioritized, PM said
PM also conducted 'first blast' for construction of Shinkun La tunnel
The PM will also virtually conduct the first blast of the Shinkun La Tunnel Project
On the face of it, it looked like an almost impossible task
PM will also virtually carry out first blast of Shinkun La Tunnel Project
Nawaz Sharif underlined the importance of having good relations with India
They had come to celebrate 24th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas
Five key operational, tactical and strategic developments after the 1999 Kargil War
Rajnath Singh’s statement is indicative of India’s absence of expeditionary intent
'We were backstabbed by Pakistan... the war was imposed on India’
Malik has written a book on the conflict and has frequently commented about it
President Kovind visited the Baramulla War Memorial where he laid a wreath
Kargil victory still inspires the whole country, he said
On July 26, 1999, Army had declared successful culmination of 'Operation Vijay'
Singh said the bravery, sacrifice of soldiers who fought in Kargil can't be forgotten
Operation Vijay concluded 20 years ago on July 26, 1999
This article appeared in the issue of THE WEEK dated July 26, 2009
This article appeared in the issue of THE WEEK dated July 26, 2009
Lt-Gen. Satish Nambiar (retd) argues there was hardly any generalship involved
V.P. Malik, N.C. Vij and A.Y. Tipnis share views on lessons learnt, yet to be learnt
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