Twenty years since Kargil War: Incompetence and veniality of generals killed soldiers, allowed Pakistan to cross LoC
5 years, 5 months ago

Twenty years since Kargil War: Incompetence and veniality of generals killed soldiers, allowed Pakistan to cross LoC

Firstpost  

From litigation and classified documents on 199 Kargil War, this much is clear that the top military and civilian leadership ignored warnings of imminent conflict and army generals scapegoated mid-level commanders to hide their failures Late in the summer of 1998, India’s spies began reporting unusual events along the Line of Control in Kargil — Pakistani troops were being pumped, high-altitude posts reinforced, fresh minefields laid. “Generalship unparalleled in the history of warfare”, 15 Corps Commander Lieutenant-General Kishan Pal said of his contribution as a commander of India’s forces during the Kargil War. Year Civlians killed Security persons killed Terrorists killed 1990 461 155 550 1991 382 173 844 1992 634 189 819 1993 747 198 1310 1994 820 200 1596 1995 1031 237 1332 1996 1341 184 1209 1997 971 193 1075 1998 889 236 999 1999 873 355 1082 2000 847 397 1520 2001 996 536 2020 2002 1008 453 1707 Colonel Oberoi was cashiered for his failure to defend against the intrusions — intrusions he had warned of, but was not given resources to act against. Brigadier Devinder, lauded in India’s official history of the Kargil war — he “himself operated ahead to keep abreast of the developments during each battle and to inspire his battalions to give of their best” — was passed over for promotion.

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Kargil war first informant Tashi Namgyal dies in Ladakh, Indian Army pays tribute
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Kargil war first informant Tashi Namgyal dies in Ladakh, Indian Army pays tribute

Live Mint  

Indian Army on Sunday extended condolences to the family of Tashi Namgyal, the Ladakhi shepherd who is credited with alerting Indian troops about Pakistani infiltration during the 1999 Kargil conflict. In a post on X, the Fire and Fury Corps official handle said the Indian Army shall remain indebted to his contribution to the nation, and his selfless sacrifice shall …

Army pays tribute to Tashi Namgyal, who sounded Pak intrusion alert in 1999
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Army pays tribute to Tashi Namgyal, who sounded Pak intrusion alert in 1999

India Today  

The Army paid tribute to Tashi Namgyal, the Ladakhi shepherd credited with alerting Indian troops about Pakistan's intrusion in the Kargil sector in 1999. “Fire and Fury Corps extends heartfelt condolences to the family of Tashi Namgyal - The first informant of Kargil intrusion leading to the War. Shree Tashi Namgyal is survived by a wife, two sons and a …

Tashi Namgyal, the heroic shepherd who alerted Indian Army about Pakistan intrusions in Kargil, dies
3 weeks ago

Tashi Namgyal, the heroic shepherd who alerted Indian Army about Pakistan intrusions in Kargil, dies

India TV News  

Tashi Namgyal, the Ladakhi shepherd whose timely alert about Pakistan’s infiltration in 1999 played a pivotal role in India's victory during the Kargil War, has passed away at the age of 58. Namgyal's actions in 1999 were instrumental in thwarting Pakistan’s covert operation to cut off the crucial Srinagar-Leh highway, a strategic route for India. “Fire and Fury Corps pays …

For the first time, Pakistan Army admits role in Kargil War against India: ‘Soldiers sacrificed their lives’
4 months ago

For the first time, Pakistan Army admits role in Kargil War against India: ‘Soldiers sacrificed their lives’

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan’s Army has for the first time publicly acknowledged its involvement in the 1999 Kargil War against India. Speaking at an event to commemorate Defence Day, Army Chief General Asim Munir honoured the Pakistan soldiers who had died in various conflicts with India, including the Kargil War, a topic that had been carefully avoided in official statements for over two …

Pakistan army admits role in Kargil War for first time: 'Several soldiers...'
4 months ago

Pakistan army admits role in Kargil War for first time: 'Several soldiers...'

India Today  

The Pakistani army has publicly admitted its involvement in the 1999 Kargil War against India for the first time. Speaking at an event in Rawalpindi to mark the country's Defence Day, Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir said several soldiers had laid down their lives while fighting the wars in 1965, 1971 and in Kargil in 1999. "Be it 1948, …

Kargil war heroes recall their stories on 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kargil war heroes recall their stories on 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Post retirement, Lt. General Mohinder Puri plays a lot of golf to keep himself fit and busy but 25 years ago the Kargil War hero led the crucial 8 Mountain Division that played a key role in securing and restoring the Line of Control and capturing dominating heights in the most inhospitable terrain of Ladakh. On Friday, the …

Visakhapatnam observes Kargil Diwas
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Visakhapatnam observes Kargil Diwas

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: People paid rich tributes on Kargil Diwas to the valiant armed forces that fought gallantly in extreme harsh conditions to defend Indian territory during the Kargil war in 1999. Marking the Kargil Day, the Eastern Naval Command placed a wreath on Friday at the War Memorial on RK Beach, Visakhapatnam. Kargil Vijay Diwas is commemorated on July 26 every …

25 years of Kargil: Lessons on high altitude aerial combat against a bigger enemy this time
5 months, 2 weeks ago

25 years of Kargil: Lessons on high altitude aerial combat against a bigger enemy this time

Firstpost  

Fighter operations in Ladakh and Arunachal have been going up, but fighter squadrons remain at an all-time low, and the strength must quickly go up from the current 31 squadrons to the authorised 42. Pakistani Game Plan in Kargil India was forced into the Kargil War when General Pervez Musharraf ordered the Pakistani Army to occupy Indian posts, which were …

India marks landmark Kargil victory as Pakistan army looks on
5 months, 2 weeks ago

India marks landmark Kargil victory as Pakistan army looks on

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Army on Thursday kicked off the landmark 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations from a mountain top near this picturesque town in Ladakh, as the Pakistan Army, still smarting from its defeat in the 1999 war, looked on from a post at a height of 17,500 ft along the Line of Control, senior officers aware of the development said. …

Kargil Veteran Reminisces War Till victory Became Ours
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kargil Veteran Reminisces War Till victory Became Ours

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Lieutenant Colonel Boppana Shashikanth and family members of armed forces personnel who fought in the Kargil War spoke to Deccan Chronicle about the war on its 25th anniversary which will be celebrated nationwide on Friday. The next attack immediately was on Tiger Hill which was captured on July 4.” “With thunderous guns blazing in the dark, it was a …

Kargil imprint on India and Pakistan
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kargil imprint on India and Pakistan

Hindustan Times  

The fallout of the Kargil war, the first conflict fought by India and Pakistan under a nuclear overhang, continues to impact the security dynamics of the region even after 25 years. It is now well established that the Pakistan army, under General Pervez Musharraf, pushed India into the war by surreptitiously occupying strategic heights in Kargil sector of the Line …

Kargil War 25th anniversary: Must be prepared to shed obsolete practices and adopt new ones, says CDS Anil Chauhan
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kargil War 25th anniversary: Must be prepared to shed obsolete practices and adopt new ones, says CDS Anil Chauhan

The Hindu  

Stating that the right lessons of Kargil War must be reinforced, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said on July 25 that the armed forces must be prepared to “shed obsolete practices and adopt new ones.” He said the tri-services are on the threshold of a major reform, encompassing organisational, structural, conceptual, and cultural aspects. We must be prepared …

Kargil war ushered in sweeping military reforms
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kargil war ushered in sweeping military reforms

Hindustan Times  

Twenty-five years after the Indian Army rewrote the rules of mountain warfare and beat astonishing odds to eject a treacherous foe from the dizzying heights occupied by it in the Kargil sector a few months after the signing of the Lahore peace declaration, the focus is back on how the military has transformed since the turn of the century, weeded …

Theatres, self-reliance: India puts Kargil lessons to use
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Theatres, self-reliance: India puts Kargil lessons to use

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: On August 15, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff, paving the way for creation of theatre commands to promote ‘jointness and synerg’ in the Indian armed forces, a move that came more than 18 years after a recommendation to the effect by the Group of Ministers on Kargil. Even …

Indian Army commemorates Kargil Vijay Diwas with pan-India motorcycle expedition
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Indian Army commemorates Kargil Vijay Diwas with pan-India motorcycle expedition

Live Mint  

Kargil Vijay Diwas: The 'Rajat Jayanti' of the Kargil victory was observed on Thursday, June 13, 2024. The Indian Army informed that three teams of the Army embarked on Pan-India Motorcycle Expedition from three corners of the country - Dinjan, Dwarka and Dhanushkodi leading to Kargil War Memorial in Dras. He told news agency ANI said this motorcycle rally is …

View: How PM Modi ensured another Kargil is not repeated
7 months, 2 weeks ago

View: How PM Modi ensured another Kargil is not repeated

Hindustan Times  

Twenty five years ago, I along with Hindustan Times photographer Pradeep Bhatia entered the Kargil war theatre this week and were greeted by whizzing sound of Pakistan artillery shrapnel fired from across the LoC as we crossed the Suru River. Taking advantage of unheld gaps of the Indian Army’s counter-insurgency grid and the India-Pak bonhomie arising out of Prime Minister …

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2023: History and significance of the 1999 Indo-Pakistan war
1 year, 5 months ago

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2023: History and significance of the 1999 Indo-Pakistan war

Firstpost  

The war took place in Kargil district along the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan. As a tribute to such a momentous occasion, Kargil Vijay Diwas or Kargil Victory Day is marked annually on 26 July to mark India’s immaculate triumph against Pakistan in the 1999 conflict. History of Kargil war The war took place …

Why 1999 Kargil war turned out to be a game-changer for Indian military
1 year, 5 months ago

Why 1999 Kargil war turned out to be a game-changer for Indian military

Hindustan Times  

Tomorrow, India will celebrate the 24 anniversary of its military victory in 1999 Kargil war. Fact is that neither the Indian Army or the political leadership barring PM Vajpayee and his maverick Defence Minister George Fernandes had the stomach to take on rising China or for that matter its tributary state, Pakistan, till the war at Kargil forced their hand. …

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2023: Five important facts you must know about Kargil War
1 year, 5 months ago

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2023: Five important facts you must know about Kargil War

India TV News  

Kargil Vijay Diwas: India is commemorating 24 years of its victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War. Each year, 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' is celebrated on July 26 to honour the valour and sacrifice of the soldiers who gave the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty during the Kargil War. The Kargil War was fought between May 8, 1999, and …

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Army Commander Asks Troops to Remain Steadfast to Secure Frontiers
2 years, 5 months ago

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Army Commander Asks Troops to Remain Steadfast to Secure Frontiers

News 18  

Northern Army commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi has said the troops should remain steadfast to secure the frontiers in any condition against an unpredictable enemy as he paid homage to soldiers killed in the Kargil war. They shall always remain steadfast to secure the frontiers even in adverse weather and treacherous terrain against an unpredictable enemy,” Lt Gen Dwivedi said …

Lesson learnt and unlearnt from Kargil war
2 years, 5 months ago

Lesson learnt and unlearnt from Kargil war

Hindustan Times  

Twenty-three years ago, this day, the Indian Armed Forces declared victory after driving out the intruding Pakistan regular army along with jihadist mercenaries from the heights in Kargil. The military plan of then Pakistan Army General Pervez Musharraf, who currently is hospitalized in Dubai, and his chief of General Staff Mohammed Aziz was audacious and premised on the notion that …

India's enemies beware: Army inducts modern, technologically advanced vehicles into inventory | Watch
2 years, 5 months ago

India's enemies beware: Army inducts modern, technologically advanced vehicles into inventory | Watch

India TV News  

Highlights Technologically advanced medium vehicles for QRF inducted into Indian Army It will enhance reach and cross-country mobility of the forces in high altitude terrain of Ladakh The newly inducted vehicles are mine protected with other functions Kargil Vijay Diwas: Modern and technologically advanced medium vehicles for Quick Reaction Force have been inducted into the inventory of the Indian Army, …

Pak-occupied Kashmir was, is, will be integral part of India: Rajnath Singh at Kargil Divas event
2 years, 5 months ago

Pak-occupied Kashmir was, is, will be integral part of India: Rajnath Singh at Kargil Divas event

India Today  

Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir was, is and shall always remain an integral part of India, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said during the ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’ event in Jammu on Sunday. Rajnath Singh said that the Kargil war underlined the dire need to achieve jointness and self-reliance in the defence sector. Lauding the courage of Brigadier Mohammad Usman, an Indian Army officer who …

Opinion | Kargil war and LAC standoff serve as lessons for India's adversaries
3 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | Kargil war and LAC standoff serve as lessons for India's adversaries

Firstpost  

The country is celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the Kargil War. Almost exactly 21 years after the first intrusions were detected in Kargil, on 5 May, 2020, there were reports of Chinese patrols intruding across the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh and clashing with Indian forces. Many strategic commentators equated the Ladakh intrusions with the Kargil War and …

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2021: Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Farhan & others pay tribute to Indian soldiers
3 years, 5 months ago

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2021: Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Farhan & others pay tribute to Indian soldiers

India TV News  

Kargil Vijay Diwas 2021: Today marks the completion of 22 years of the Kargil War, which is unanimously celebrated as the Kargil Diwas. Bollywood celebrities including Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Taapsee Pannu and others took to social media to express gratitude and pay a heartfelt tribute to our Indian soldiers. On Sunday, actors Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani …

Kargil Revisited: 22 Years Later, Gaps at Strategic Level Still Exist but Being Fixed
3 years, 5 months ago

Kargil Revisited: 22 Years Later, Gaps at Strategic Level Still Exist but Being Fixed

News 18  

Each time we mark Kargil Vijay Diwas, it is imperative that besides the celebration of victory and the remembrance of courage and valour, there should be an honest and intellectual analysis to determine how the lessons learnt apply in the current context. The recapture of that ground by the Indian Army at heights of 16000 to 18000 feet in little …

At Kargil and LAC, A Lesson for Pakistan and China—Indian Military is No Pushover
3 years, 5 months ago

At Kargil and LAC, A Lesson for Pakistan and China—Indian Military is No Pushover

News 18  

The country is celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the Kargil War. Almost exactly 21 years after the first intrusions were detected in Kargil, on May 5, 2020, there were reports of Chinese patrols intruding across the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh and clashing with Indian forces. Many strategic commentators equated the Ladakh intrusions with the Kargil War and …

They Too Fought in Kargil: How 18 GARHWAL RIFLES Assaulted PT 5140 and PT 4700
3 years, 5 months ago

They Too Fought in Kargil: How 18 GARHWAL RIFLES Assaulted PT 5140 and PT 4700

News 18  

Almost 25 infantry battalions and an oversized artillery brigade with nearly 20 batteries were employed during the Kargil conflict over a two-month period. However, there were several units that performed as well, such as 18 GARHWAL RIFLES, that were pitchforked into the battle in ways that ‘reinforced failures that had occurred only days earlier,’ according to its commanding officer Colonel …

Pak tried to backstab India with Kargil war: PM
4 years, 5 months ago

Pak tried to backstab India with Kargil war: PM

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Pakistan had launched the Kargil war 21 years ago to distract attention from its internal problems, at a time when India was trying to build cordial ties with it. In his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat on the anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Modi praised the courage of Indian soldiers, and requested …

Kargil Vijay Diwas 21st Anniversary: 10 Facts About Indo-Pak Military Conflict In 1999
4 years, 5 months ago

Kargil Vijay Diwas 21st Anniversary: 10 Facts About Indo-Pak Military Conflict In 1999

ABP News  

India is observing the 21st Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas on Sunday to pay tributes to the brave martyrs who laid down their lives to uphold and safeguard the sovereignty and integrity of the nation during the 1999 Kargil War. In honour of the glory and saga of the Bravehearts of the Indian Army who fell in the line of …

20 years of Kargil War: Army Chief warns Pak not to repeat the ’misadventure’
5 years, 5 months ago

20 years of Kargil War: Army Chief warns Pak not to repeat the ’misadventure’

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat on Friday warned Pakistan against any repeat of an intrusion into Indian territory two decades ago stating that Pakistan would get a "bloodier nose" if it did so. You will get a bloodier nose next time," Rawat said referring to Pakistan at a media briefing in Indian Kashmir, news reports said. Prime Minister …

Kargil Vijay Diwas: You'll get a bloodier nose next time, Army Chief Bipin Rawat warns Pakistan
5 years, 5 months ago

Kargil Vijay Diwas: You'll get a bloodier nose next time, Army Chief Bipin Rawat warns Pakistan

India TV News  

"You'll get a bloodier nose next time," was Army Chief General Bipin Rawat's stern warning to Pakistan on Kargil Vijay Divas. Addressing the media in Dras, General Rawat advised Pakistan to refrain from carrying out “misadventures” like it did in 1999 in Kargil and said that if the neighbouring country attempts on doing anything like that in future, they will …

Kargil War: Meet the shepherd who warned the Army
5 years, 5 months ago

Kargil War: Meet the shepherd who warned the Army

India Today  

There was peace in the air. The Lahore Declaration had been signed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on February 21, 1999. The Pakistani infiltration in the Kargil sector was first reported by Tashi Namgyal, a local shepherd. Tashi Namgyal, now 56, lives in a small village called Gharkon near Batalik town some 60 …

Kargil war: First physical evidence of Pak Army presence came on June 13, says ex-officer
5 years, 5 months ago

Kargil war: First physical evidence of Pak Army presence came on June 13, says ex-officer

India TV News  

More than a month after the detection of intrusions in Kargil in 1999, the first evidence of intrusion of Pakistan Army personnel came to light. "Our first priority was to take Tololing top because the enemy fire guided from that top would hit the movement on the national highway directly," Aul said. That was the first time we had physical …

Army to recreate victory scenes to mark 20th anniversary of Kargil war
5 years, 6 months ago

Army to recreate victory scenes to mark 20th anniversary of Kargil war

India TV News  

Twenty years after Indian troops recaptured several mountain tops overlooking the strategic Srinagar-Leh highway from Pakistani intruders, they will again scale the jagged heights and recreate the victory scenes to mark the anniversary of the Kargil war on July 26. People living along the Line of Control in the Batalik sector, where the intrusion by Pakistani troops was first detected …

20 years of Kargil War: How Indian soldiers retaliated and won
5 years, 6 months ago

20 years of Kargil War: How Indian soldiers retaliated and won

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: While Indian Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was trying to maintain peace in the South Asian region, and took a delegation comprising of statesmen and celebrities of India to Lahore, Pakistan's Army Chief Gen Parvesh Musharaff, without the knowledge and permission from his PM Nawaz Sharif, was planning something different, which ultimately resulted in the Kargil War. Read …

Watch: Indian Air Force commemorates 20 years of Kargil War, recreates Tiger Hill attack and victory
5 years, 6 months ago

Watch: Indian Air Force commemorates 20 years of Kargil War, recreates Tiger Hill attack and victory

Op India  

Commemorating 20 years of the Kargil War, the Indian Air Force on Monday recreated Tiger Hill attack and static display of Mirage-2000 and other aircraft used during ‘Operation Vijay’, reports ANI. #WATCH Commemorating 20 years of #KargilWar, Indian Air Force at Gwalior Air Base recreates Tiger Hill attack and display aircraft used during ‘Operation Vijay’. A number of events have …

20 years of Kargil War: How Major Wangchuk snatched back Chorbat La
5 years, 6 months ago

20 years of Kargil War: How Major Wangchuk snatched back Chorbat La

Deccan Chronicle  

Kargil: Back in February 1999, when India and Pakistan signed the Lahore Declaration, little had anybody thought that the treaty, which was ratified by Parliaments of both nations, would not be adhered to. Lieutenant Colonel, then Major Sonam Wangchuk of Ladakh Scouts was on leave when the news of Kargil war reached him and he was asked to report at …

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