COMMENTARIES
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Indo-Pak Dialogue – The Kargil Effect
Dr. Subhash Kapila · 13 Aug, 1999 · #244 · Commentary
With India militarily succeeding in evicting Pakistan Army's aggressive occupation of a sizable chunk of Indian territory South of the LoC in the last few months, calls are now being made by different quarters including Pakistan, for resumptio...
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Role of Artillery in Operation 'Vijay'
Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.) · 13 Aug, 1999 · #243 · Commentary
Field artillery replicates albeit in a limited way the function of an air force combat aircraft when its booming heavy guns deliver lethal shells to the distances ranging between 20 to 40 kilometers or even more at the intended enemy targets. The ...
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Review of Kargil Operations: Media Goes to Battle
Maj. Gen. Yashwant Deva (Retd) · 13 Aug, 1999 · #242 · Commentary
Kargil operations will go down in history as saga of bravery, grit and sacrifice beyond the call of duty, unparalleled in this century. It will also be remembered for two other noteworthy deeds viz, stardom of media, and digitization of the battle...
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Mine Warfare in High Altitude Warfare
Brig. SS Chandel · 13 Aug, 1999 · #241 · Commentary
Pakistan
's regulars used mines in Kargil causing us casualties. It should not have come to us as a surprise because all professional armies lay mines as part of preparation of defences. In 'Hasty Defence' after 6 hours of diggi...
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Infantry Assaults in High Altitude
Brig. SS Chandel · 13 Aug, 1999 · #240 · Commentary
Introduction
The Kargil operations led to nearly a thousand casualties being suffered by our Army while carrying out assaults to recapture the heights occupied by the Pak intruders. They have brought into sharp focus th...
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Indo-Pak Relations after Kargil
B Rajeshwari · 13 Aug, 1999 · #239 · Commentary
India
has rightly said that trust has been betrayed by
Pakistan
at
Lahore
by indulging in armed intrusion across the Line of Control, even as the two Prime Ministers were hugging each other at Wagah.
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Dealing with Pakistan
· 13 Aug, 1999 · #238 · Commentary
Speaker: Mr. Muchkund Dubey
Former Foreign Secretary, Govt. of
India
The speaker began his talk by saying that there was a mood of despondency in
India after the
Pakistan &r...
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Dealing with Japan and China
Sushil J Aaron · 13 Aug, 1999 · #237 · Commentary
Rangachari started by stating that enough attention is not paid to
Japan
in
India
.
Japan
can scarcely be ignored being the second largest economy in the world. It is a powerhouse by any standards with the top 10 companies i...
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Indo-US Relations: Time For Reassessment
· 06 Aug, 1999 · #236 · Commentary
The debate on the Indo-Pak Kargil conflict has raised several questions. An important one is whether there is a role for the
U.S.
The last two months have seen a number of
U.S.
policy developments treading difficult terrain. The
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Kargil and Beyond
Sushil J Aaron · 29 Jul, 1999 · #235 · Commentary
The Chair outlined the following issues that need to be considered in the light of the conflagration in Kargil.
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