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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
TopicKargil War

Topic: Kargil War

Nawaz Sharif’s pleas and Bill Clinton’s intervention in the Kargil War

On 2 July 1999 Sharif pleaded with Clinton to come up with a plan to stop the fighting and prepare the ground for an America mediated settlement of the Kashmir dispute.

Kargil: What kind of a democracy are we that we are shy of facing the truth about our wars?

On 20th anniversary of Kargil, letting out a story and a few secrets in the national interest. Because we won’t win unless we learn from our mistakes.

Kargil shows Pakistan’s magnificent obsession of getting even with India  

Had General Pervez Musharraf pulled out old files and taken cognisance of terrain and logistics imperatives, Kargil may never have happened.

‘Letters from Kargil’: A fresh perspective that humanises the faceless soldier

Diksha Dwivedi’s book shares letters from soldiers to their kin during the 1999 Kargil War, sometimes even moments before death.

The winner as underdog

Military historians will have a hard time resolving this one. Which date should mark the anniversary of the war in Kargil? May 3, when...

Don’t feel abused

Having pragmatically won the world’s attention during the Kargil crisis, India now has to coolly assess the changed nuances of US policy, and understand the opportunity that lies ahead.

Kebabs and Kargil

A look into the mind of upper crust India — on the way it relates to Kashmir crisis, its understanding of Kargil war & its comprehension of the seriousness of military warfare.

On Camera

The K in K-Pop is already silent. And that’s OK

Audience data shows there are now more fans outside South Korea than at home. Like hip hop, there’s no reason why K-Pop can’t have a similarly inclusive trajectory while staying true to its core.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.