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Kargil War 1999

Lessons from Kargil

Details: Created: 12 October 2006; Written by Gen VP Malik PVSM, AVSM (Retd); Hits: 15095

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In February 1999, when Atal Behari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India, journeyed by bus to Lahore at the invitation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan, most people on the sub-continent hailed it as a bold and courageous political act of the two leaders. It was felt that with nuclear weapons capability out of their respective closets in May 1998, India and Pakistan would be less suspicious and more transparent with each other.

Confrontation in Kargil

Details: Created: 12 October 2006; Written by Maj Gen Afsir Karim AVSM; Hits: 14322

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In July 1989 Indian Defence Review (IDR) published OP TOPAC which anticipated Pakistani plan to subvert J&K government and to sponsor insurgent-terrorism. No one in authority took notice till the Pak plan, was put into action. Here are some excerpts from OP TOPAC :

Origins of the Kargil Conflict:An Alternative View

Details: Created: 12 October 2006; Written by Dr Shiv Shankar Sastry; Hits: 13603

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As the military action in what is termed the Kargil crisis begins to wind down (at the time of writing), its origin, or at least the factors that led up to it begin to appear hazy and are worth looking at again. The Indian position has been that we were taken unawares by the intrusion in an area that was left unguarded through winter where there appeared to be a sort of "gentlemanly agreement" that there would be no occupation - a sort of tacit admission of naivete and gullibility.

The Kargil Conflict

Details: Created: 12 October 2006; Written by B Raman; Hits: 14645

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IDR attempts to answer some frequently-posed questions on the current developments in Kargil.

Seven Hour Battle that won India, Tiger Hill

Details: Created: 12 October 2006; Written by S P Singh; Hits: 35179

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Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, an Indian Army soldier instrumental in capturing the strategic Tiger Hill during the Kargil War, has been provided with a plot of land in Lajpat Nagar Colony of Ghaziadbad by the Uttar Pradesh Government. He was awarded the Param Vir Chakra - the country's highest gallantry award - and he spoke about how jawans captured Tiger Hill in an exclusive tête-à-tête.

A Ridge Too Far - Battle for Tololing

Details: Created: 12 October 2006; Written by L N Subramanian; Hits: 24756

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In the early days of May 1999, after patrols sent in the mountains disappeared indicating something was amiss, the 18th Grenadiers was pulled from the counter insurgency grid in the Valley and ordered to evict the intruders. The initial briefing by the commander of Kargil based 121 Brigade was that there were no more than 8 ƒ?? 10 infiltrators on the tops. " Just go up and bring them by the scruff of the neck " was the casual order.

The Real Story behind LOC Kargil Movie

Details: Created: 12 October 2006; Written by Y I Patel; Hits: 65048

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By now, many of us have seen the epic movie LOC-Kargil, or are seriously intending to do so. It is a great movie, but all the details and characters can become overwhelming to someone who is not familiar with the actual happenings of that undeclared war between India and Pakistan. This article is intended to serve as a brief primer for people who are interested in getting a concise description of the actual happenings depicted in the movie.

Undiluted Heriosm

Details: Created: 12 October 2006; Written by Colonel Lalit Rai, VrC; Hits: 19952

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I am a third generation in the Indian Army and that too in the same Regiment. After I was commissioned, I joined the 11 Gorkha Rifles, the Regiment that my grandfather and father belonged to - it's like a tradition. I got commissioned into the 7/11 Gorkha Rifles. This incidentally, was not the battalion that I led into battle. The battalion I was destined to lead, into a fierce series of battles during 'Operation Vijay' was the 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, the one my father had been commissioned into about 42 years ago.