By V. P. Malik

This incisive volume uncovers several new details and attempts to answer all crucial questions such as: What was the extent of intelligence and surveillance failure on the Indian side and why? What was the rationale for India’s grand strategy of restraint despite being a victim of aggression? What was India’s military strategy and how was the war managed? How were the battles in various sectors planned and executed (including tales of exemplary dedication and gallantry) to recapture the strategically important high-altitude mountaintops? What was the international response to the aggression due to the nuclear factor and the role played by USA and China? What was the impact of the war on Pakistan and India? What are the lessons to be learnt from Kargil on the military, political, and diplomatic fronts? The author rounds off the book with a survey of Indo–Pak security relations in the post-Kargil era. In this context, he takes stock of the ‘peace dialogue’ and its sustainability, given the fact that Pakistan’s military rulers have yet to shun terrorism as an instrument of state policy.

Published Date: 01/01/2006 Format: HardBack ISBN: 81-7223-635-2 Publisher: Harper Collins India Rating: Retail price: Rs. 950.00 Our price: Rs. 950.00 Reviews: 0 reivew(s).

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