Ex-Army Chief NC Vij’s new book says ‘intelligence failure led to Kargil war’ | India News

[ad_1] Elaborating on the circumstances that led to the 1999 Kargil war, former Army Chief NC Vij (retd) writes in his new book ‘Alone in the Ring’ that intelligence agencies had “gravely failed to detect the large purchases of winter fighting equipment from international weapons markets by Pakistan” and “inaccurate assessment” of the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) that there was no possibility of a war with Pakistan in the current year. The book, yet to be released, also dwells upon the lessons from the war at a time when…

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Military Digest: Ex-major says there were sufficient warnings about Kargil intrusions, demands answers | Chandigarh News

[ad_1] The 25th anniversary of the Kargil war has not only served as a reminder of the valour, tenacity and steadfastness of the Indian troops on the icy heights of Dras, Batalik, Mushkoh and other areas of the battlefield but also brought the alleged intelligence and surveillance failures that led to the conflict back into focus. It is in this context that a former officer of the 5th Battalion of The Parachute Regiment (5 Para), ex-major Manish Bhatnagar, has raised several questions regarding the discovery of the intrusions and the…

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