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  • The Mantra of Bilateralism
    PR Chari    ·   09 Jul, 1999    ·    #220    ·    Commentary    
    New Delhi is cock-a-hoop with the Clinton-Nawaz Sharif joint agreement (July 4, 1999) asserting  " that concrete steps will be taken for the restoration of the Line of Control in accordance with the Shimla Agreement". Its jo...
  • 2nd IPCS Round Table discussion on the Kargil Crisis
       ·   07 Jul, 1999    ·    #219    ·    Commentary    
    The seminar addressed the following five of the 12 issues that were delineated as being involved in analyzing the Kargil crisis.     1. China ’s stance on the issue.     2. End game scen...
  • Kargil: An Operational Update
    Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna (Retd)    ·   03 Jul, 1999    ·    #218    ·    Commentary    
    GENERAL     The Indian Army has made gradual progress in the last seven days to recapture dominating heights in the Dras-Kargil-Batalik sector.  Air attacks were selectively launched to soften positions and destroy log...
  • Of Tapes and Tapping Technical intelligence scores over human intelligence
       ·   02 Jul, 1999    ·    #217    ·    Commentary    
    India can rightly feel satisfied with the ace intelligence scoop and the mileage it has got from the release of the Kargil tapes. Pakistan 's official charge of doctoring notwithstanding, the world has accepted the veracity of t...
  • IPCS Round Table discussion on the Kargil Crisis
    Sushil J Aaron    ·   01 Jul, 1999    ·    #216    ·    Commentary    
    The Chair delineated 12 major political and military issues that are involved in the situation in Kargil to sharpen the focus of the discussion.     1. Pakistan ’s motivations for starting the infiltration and ...
  • Jettisoning Bilateralism: Is India Ready for a Madrid Conference?
    Sushil J Aaron    ·   29 Jun, 1999    ·    #215    ·    Commentary    
    Indian diplomacy has been having an unexpected run of successes. Its foreign policy establishment is very pleased that the US, G-8 countries, Germany and the United Kingdom have separately supported India’s case on Kargil and accepted the vi...
  • On the Battle Front - Kargil: A month later -
    Maj. Gen. Ashok Krishna (Retd)    ·   25 Jun, 1999    ·    #214    ·    Commentary    
    It is a month since the Indian Army commenced operations to evict the intruders from the Indian side of the LoC.  The first air strikes were launched in Dras and Kargil on May 26.  It is, therefore, time to review their progress. &nb...
  • Disguised blessings from Lahore
    Mallika Joseph    ·   25 Jun, 1999    ·    #213    ·    Commentary    
    The Kargil episode has brought to light many latent factors in the Indian scene. It has brought to light the Army’s preparedness despite an obvious intelligence failure and initial set backs. Amidst all predictions of a long ordeal in diffic...
  • Kargil: Activating Air Reconnaisance
    Wg.Cdr. NK Pant (Retd.)    ·   25 Jun, 1999    ·    #212    ·    Commentary    
    Had the air reconnoitering of the Kargil sector of LoC been carried out effectively during the preceding winter and the inputs obtained acted upon, the subsequent need to evict heavily armed Pakistani intruders from our territory could have been a...
  • Chinese Views on the Kargil Conflict
    Bhartendu Kumar Singh    ·   25 Jun, 1999    ·    #211    ·    Commentary    
    The ongoing conflict in Kargil between India and Pakistan has attracted world-wide reaction including China . Of all the Great Powers, the Chinese views are most important for India . Firstly, China is Ind...
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