The pakistan army achieved a tactical surprise but failed at the strategic level. It was the speed and spontaneity with which army launched its attacks that took the enemy by surprise, leading to their victory in the 1999 kargil war, reveals a. Why is india still ignoring lessons learnt from the kargil. The definitive account of the 1999 kargil war the strategy, the effects, the heroism from the man in charge. Pakistan followed with its own tests 15 days later. The book is not just about the kargil war it has a very vast scope. The author seeks to analyse the reasoning behind the pakistani army s strategy and tactics and also focuses on the people responsible.
Book on kargil documents indias heroic victory over. From surprise to victory book online at low prices in. Pakistan now views kargil like operations as an ineffective means of dispute resolutionmainly because kargil appears to have been such a failure in the eyes of the world. It was a bitter battle, and one that threw up important lessons for indias defence. Pakistan forced both these conditions upon india under grave. From surprise to victory book online at best prices in india on. I completed reading the book kargil surprise to victory by general ved prakash. An incisive and hardhitting narrative that reveals the behindthescenes activities affecting the kargil war. Ved prakash malik general ved prakash malik born 1 november 1939 in dera ismail khan, north west frontier province, undivided india now in pakistan served as the 19th chief of army staff of the indian army from 30september1997 till 30 september2000. Kargil war project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks read.
In the garb of jehadi militants, pakistan army personnel infiltrated into the indian territory of kargil and triggered off a limited conventional war between the world s newest nuclear weapon states. Pdf this article argues that most analyses of the kargil conflict concede the. War in kargil center for contemporary conflict pdf download. Reading the whole episode about kargil war1999, especially by the coas himself of. Every year since 1999, the indian army has marked july 26 the day the kargil war ended as vijay diwas victory day, this week being its 20th anniversary. The outbreak of war in kargil also revealed that pakistani political leadership was out of synch with the thinking and planning of its military brass. Kargil vijay diwas celebration, 2019 kargil tribute song. On 11th and th may 1998 india carried out nuclear tests at pokhran. Their intrusion triggered a limited war between the worlds newest nuclear states. The significance of this conclusion, however, is limited by the fact that many stakeholders in pakistan simultaneously believe that kargil can be seen as a victory of.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. General retd v p malik, who has himself authored a book, kargil from surprise to victory, in 2006 on the same subject inaugurated the event at manekshaw centre in new delhi. The author was the army chief during the kargil war. So much so, that the national technical research organisation was set up to bridge this gaping lacuna post kargil. New book reveals how indian army took enemy by surprise in. Kargil from surprise to victory vp malik download bok. Malik, chief during the kargil episode, is all about what our forces faced, our journey to victory, despite of the operational restrictions no crossing the loc imposed by the bharatiya janata partyled coalition government during the kargil war in 1999. What does this book cover account of india pakistan war in kargil in 1999.
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