Everything you need to know about Kargil: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Kargil: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
She walked into my study with a sort of aggressive authority that has become the hallmark of younger TV interviewers, custom made for shrill current affairs chat shows.
Islamabad, May 14 (ANI): Pakistan's former ambassador to Washington has cast doubt on incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif's overtures to the United States and India.
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) India has welcomed Nawaz Sharif's victory in Pakistan and his declaring that he would work for warmer ties with New Delhi, but experts caution that one should wait and see how he plans to deliver on his assurance, given his past role of playing "consort" to the Taliban.
The fledgling democratic process in Pakistan has churned out a leader, who now has the rare opportunity to chart a new positive and peaceful course, not only for his own country but for the whole South Asia region, and leave a legacy that, so far, no other Pakistani leader has.
Those were his days of forced political wilderness and an uncertain future but Nawaz Sharif was confident of his moves and his return to Pakistan. Sharif appeared relaxed and assured when I met him in a small flat in central London in the winter of 2007, coolly guiding his party members in Pakistan on agitational tactics against the then Musharraf regime.
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Nawaz Sharif was Sunday poised to return to power after a 14-year hiatus and Pakistan was set to make a transition from one democratically elected government to another as most results of the National Assembly polls came in.
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Nawaz Sharif was Sunday poised to return to power after a 14-year hiatus and Pakistan was set to make a transition from one democratically elected government to another as results of the National Assembly elections started trickling in.
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Kashmir was not an "obstacle" in India-Pakistan ties but a very important issue which needs to be resolved "peacefully" to the satisfaction of both countries and the Kashmiri people, Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said Monday.
Lahore, May 5 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that if voted to power, he would constitute a commission to probe Kargil conflict and its investigation report would be made public.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) British lawyer of Indian origin Jas Uppal Thursday put the blame on the successive Indian governments for Sarabjit Singh's fate in Pakistan, saying she has reported the death row prisoner's case to global human rights groups.
New Delhi, May 1 (ANI): The whole of B-Town brigade is mourning the death of Indian prisoner in Pakistan-Sarabjit Singh
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) "Petty-minded" politics took away the life of Sarabjit Singh, Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar and veteran writer Javed Akhtar said, as Hindi film celebrities reacted strongly to the death of the Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan.
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf has shown lack of judgment in the past and every step he took backfired, an official who had worked the former army chief has revealed.
Zojila Pass, April 7 (ANI):The arterial highway connecting Ladakh to Srinagar has reopened 20 days earlier then last year allowing basic amenities and fresh food to be transported.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to lay the foundation stone of the Indian National Defence University (INDU) in the last week of May, an official release said Friday.
Poonch, April 4 (ANI): Beneath a tranquil sky in the deceptive calm of a stunningly picturesque landscape, little children squat on bare ground, clutching their colorful text books. This is the border village of Keerni in Poonch District of Jammu, and the young students are in the open-air 'classroom' of their government school.
Guwahati, Mar 29 (ANI): With an aim to motivate the young to join the armed forces, the Indian Army recently organized a fair at the Khanapara Veterinary Ground in Guwahati.
Guwahati, Mar 29 (ANI): With an aim to motivate the young to join the armed forces, the Indian Army recently organized a fair at the Khanapara Veterinary Ground in Guwahati.
New Delhi, Mar. 28 (ANI): Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari on Thursday said that India had won the Kargil war with Pakistan both militarily and diplomatically.
New Delhi, Mar. 28 (ANI): Leaders of various political outfits on Thursday lashed out at former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf over his remark that he was 'proud of the Kargil operation' during which the Pakistani troops had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and occupied positions on the Indian side in 1999.
Jammu, March 5 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah underlined the need for working out an amicable solution to political issues of the state in accordance with the aspirations of the people of Jammu, Kashmir, Leh and Kargil.
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the central government on a plea saying that the issue of the beheading of two Indian soldiers near the Line of Control by the Pakistani army be raised in the International Criminal Court.
The Supreme Court of India Monday issued notice to the Centre on a petition asking about why the case of Indian soldiers' brutal killing and beheading was not raised in the International Criminal Court.............
Bhubaneswar, Mar 1 (IANS) India successfully tested its indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher 'Pinaka' from a defence base in Odisha for the second consecutive day Friday, an official said.
Bhubaneswar, Feb 28 (IANS) India Thursday successfully tested indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher 'Pinaka' from a defence base in Odisha, an official said.
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Fresh snowfall in the mountains and incessant rains in the plains of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday forced authorities to close the Srinagar-Jammu highway. The weather is expected to improve by afternoon.
Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): A member of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) has said that the Kargil war was a 'strategic mistake' as it brought India and the US closer.
Islamabad, Feb 18 (ANI): Former corps commander Lahore Lt-Gen Shahid Aziz has said that the Pakistani army chiefs have been trying to cover up issues fearing it would defame the organisation.
Lahore, Feb. 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan president and Army chief General Pervez Musharraf has said that the Kargil conflict was initially a localised operation due to which not everybody was supposed to be in the loop.
Lahore, Feb. 11 (ANI): Former Pakistan president and Army chief General Pervez Musharraf has demanded action against General (retired) Shahid Aziz under the Official Secrets Act.
Islamabad, Feb.6 (ANI): The 1999 Kargil War requires closure not just because it was a hare-brained plan that claimed the lives of many soldiers on both sides of the subcontinental divide, but also because Pakistan needs to identify the structural flaws in decision-making that now threaten to unravel the nation as a failed state, a well known journalist has said in an analytical article on the issue.
Jammu, Feb 5 (IANS) Mobile service provider Airtel Tuesday launched operations in Jammu and Kashmir's isolated Kargil area, which remains cut off from the rest of the country during winter months.
Islamabad, Feb. 5 (ANI): Former military ruler and Pakistan president, Pervez Musharraf, had kept his top commanders in the dark about his 'secret understanding' with the US to support the invasion of Afghanistan, according to his former military aide.
Lahore, Feb. 3 (ANI): The chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province, Shahbaz Sharif, has accused former dictator General (retired) Pervez Musharraf of lying about the Kargil operation.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) India Friday said there was no need to "overreact" to issues like Pakistan transferring the management of the strategic Gwadar port from Singapore to China.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Friday talked tough, and said that promises made by Pakistan must be translated into sincere action.
New Delhi, Feb. 1 (ANI): Expressing disappointment over the explosive revelation that former Pakistan Army Chief Pervez Musharraf had crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in 1999 and spent a night on the Indian-controlled side, defence analyst Bharat Verma on Friday said this latest disclosure is a major setback for Indian intelligence agencies.
New Delhi, Jan. 31 (ANI): Defence Minister AK Antony on Thursday termed as baseless a report about Indian Army soldiers being involved in torturing and decapitating Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC).
Lahore, Jan.31 (ANI): Describing former Pakistan chief of army staff Lt. Gen. (retired) Shahid Aziz as an imbalanced personality who has indulged in uncalled for character assassination, former president and army chief General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, justifying the 1999 Kargil War, said there was absolutely no need to inform everyone about the operation.
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) The country deserves to know the truth on the Kargil "fiasco" that led to the deaths of hundreds of Pakistani soldiers and damaged ties with India, said a leading Pakistani daily.
Islamabad, Jan.29 (ANI): Former Pakistan Army Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. (retired) Shahid Aziz's recent revelation of naming four top army officers as being solely responsible for the 1999 Kargil War, is the first time that someone this senior in the military hierarchy of that time has spoken in such detail and with such frankness about the fiasco.
Srinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) Temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir again fell several notches below the freezing point Wednesday with the return of cold wave conditions.
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) A group of retired diplomats, civil society activists and media personnel from India and Pakistan, comprising the Delhi Dialogue, have stressed that both countries need to reinforce the 2003 ceasefire agreement.
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) The Srinagar-Jammu highway, Kashmir Valley's only link with the country apart from air travel, would be closed Thursday. This follows the Met office forecasting moderate to heavy snow from Wednesday evening to Saturday.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The brutal killing and beheading of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops is a hindrance to the confidence building measures between India and Pakistan, Congress leader Ambika Soni said here Saturday.
Attari (Punjab), Jan 12 (IANS) It's a military ceremony that never fails to arouse nationalist emotions as Indian and Pakistani flags are lowered at sunset at the Attari-Wagah border gates amid much pomp and jingoism. And so it has been all these past days despite the tensions along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) India Wednesday lodged a "strong protest" with Pakistan after Pakistani troops shot dead and beheaded two of its soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir in a gory replay of the 1999 Kargil killings.
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) India Wednesday lodged a "strong protest" with Pakistan after Pakistani troops shot dead and beheaded two of its soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir in a gory replay of the 1999 Kargil killings.
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 9 (IANS) The father of an Indian soldier tortured and mutilated in the 1999 Kargil conflict Wednesday demanded a "strong action" against Pakistan for brutally killing two Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir three days ago.
Lahore, Jan 8 (IANS) Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Tuesday obliquely blasted then army chief Pervez Musharraf for derailing the India-Pakistan peace process by indulging in the "Kargil misadventure".
Jammu, Jan 7 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil town which remains cut off from the country for six months due to heavy snow fall welcomed the first civil flight Monday with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on-board, an official said.
Kargil, (Jammu and Kashmir) Jan 4 (ANI): The Kargil War that transpired in 1999 brought into the limelight the isolated Drass Valley and the town of the same name that suffered the most during the three month long conflict at the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan.
Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Minimum temperature in the Kashmir valley Wednesday fell much below freezing point, adding to the prevailing cold wave conditions here.
Srinagar, Dec 28 (IANS) Heavy snowfall has been reported from the Kargil, Drass and Gulmarg areas in higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley, an official said here Friday.
London, Dec. 22 (ANI): For many years we have been criticising militancy in Kashmir that was started by the Pakistani establishment with help of some Kashmiri people. The purpose of this militancy was not to liberate Kashmir but to keep 'India engaged' and keep 'India bleeding'.
Asserting that India stands for peace and its foreign policy is focused on the achievement of this objective, President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said effective deterrence is the cornerstone of our defence policy...................
Chennai, Dec 18 (IANS) Achievement of India's foreign policy goal of peace is based on the its defence policy of "effective deterrence" which, in turn, necessitates maintenance of a force to protect the country's sovereignty, President Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday.
Jammu, Dec 17 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that more border routes should be opened between India and Pakistan.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's visit to India saw the two countries operationalise a liberalised visa agreement but make little headway on key issues including action against Lashkar-e-Taiba founder and Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) India is pursuing with Pakistan the killing of Capt. Saurabh Kalia during the 1999 Kargil conflict, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Sunday.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K Antony assured the nation on the occasion of 'Vijay Diwan' today that the Central Government is pursuing the case of Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia with all seriousness.
New Delhi, Dec. 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Saturday claimed that India had never raised the issue of Captain Saurabh Kalia bilaterally with Pakistan and added that his remarks about the Kargil martyr should not be taken with negative mind- set.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) India and Pakistan Friday made operational a liberalized visa regime for more people-to-people contact as Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik struck a discordant note by equating terror attacks with the Babri Masjid demolition.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): Pakistan's Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Friday said that he came to know about Captain Saurabh Kalia's case very recently, and added that it is not known whether he was killed with the Pakistani bullet or he died because of the weather.
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), Dec. 14 (ANI): Supreme Court notice to the government on the plea of Kargil martyr, Captain Saurabh Kalia's father, Dr. N.K. Kalia raised hopes of the martyr's family of getting justice on Friday.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik Friday said that he wasn't sure whether the Indian Army's Capt. Saurabh Kalia "was killed by a Pakistani bullet, or the weather" during the Kargil conflict in 1999.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): With the Supreme Court seeking Centre's response on Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia's father's plea seeking its direction to the government for raising the case of his son's torture at the hands of Pakistan Army at the International Court of Justice, Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today said the government has expressed its sensitivity in this case and hoped that Islamabad would take all the essential steps to bring the perpetrators to justice.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the central government on a plea for direction that it refer to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) the torture of the Indian Army's Capt. Saurabh Kalia by the Pakistan Army.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Centre on Kargil hero Saurabh Kalia's father's plea to take up his son's torture case at International Court of Justice.
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The Supreme Court Friday issued notice to the centre on a plea to refer to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) the torture of Indian Army officer Capt. Saurabh Kalia by the Pakistani Army after he was captured during the 1999 Kargil war.
Leh, Dec 11 (IANS) Fascinated by the accounts of trekking undertaken by her husband in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, its vast open spaces, sub-zero temperatures and stark beauty, Sujata Sahu, an infotech professional, followed his example and got hooked.
Srinagar, Dec 8 (IANS) The clean sweep by the ruling National Conference (NC)-Congress alliance, which won the polls for all the four legislative council seats Wednesday, has dispelled the notion that the alliance's popularity had not percolated to the grassroots in Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi/Shimla, Dec 4 (IANS) The elderly parents of Capt. Saurabh Kalia, a Kargil martyr whose mutilated body was handed over to the Indian authorities by Pakistan after weeks of torture, may get a hearing in the Supreme Court Dec 14, a lawyer said Tuesday.
Srinagar, Dec 4 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar witnessed its coldest day of the season Tuesday as the temperature dropped to around three degrees Celsius here.
Admiringly called as heaven on earth; the Kashmir Valley got the season's first major snowfall Thursday night, pushing the temperature below the freezing point in the region Friday.
Pune, Nov. 29 (ANI): Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh, on Thursday said that Captain Saurabh Kalia was a very brave officer and the Army had written to the Defence Ministry and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) conveying its concern over the brutal treatment accorded to him after capture by the Pakistan Army.
Palampur (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 28 (IANS) "A soldier wants to die taking the bullet in his chest and not being barbarically tortured for days," says Vijaya Kalia, mother of the 1999 Kargil conflict martyr Capt. Saurabh Kalia.
New Delhi, Nov. 27 (ANI): Union External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Tuesday expressed his distress on grievance against Pakistan over the issue of the Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia, who was made captive and subjected to brutal torture by the Pakistan Army in 1999.
New Delhi/Palampur, Nov.27 (ANI): The father of Kargil martyr Captain Saurabh Kalia, who was made captive and subjected to brutal torture by Pakistan Army in 1999, has asked the Supreme Court to direct the Union government to take up his son's case in a international judicial forum.
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Kanhaiyalal Gidwani, businessman, former Congress leader and prime accused in the Adarsh housing corruption scandal, passed away early Tuesday following a heart attack, a family source said. He was 61.
Srinagar, Nov 15 (IANS) With the minimum temperature dropping to minus 0.6 degrees Celsius Thursday, summer capital Srinagar witnessed the coldest day of the season so far.
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Pressure intensified on Nitin Gadkari to step down Tuesday as party MP Ram Jethmalani said BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Shatrughan Sinha were with him in seeking the party chief's ouster over controversies linked to him.
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Pressure intensified on BJP president Nitin Gadkari Tuesday, as lawyer MP Ram Jethmalani said senior leaders Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Shatrughan Sinha were with him in seeking Gadkari's ouster.
New Delhi, Nov. 6 (ANI): Noted criminal lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Tuesday questioned Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi's potential as a leader, saying the latter is an 'illiterate' who is about to be dumped on this country.
Kargil (J-K), Nov.6 (ANI): A museum here is hosting an exhibition of Central Asian trade-related artefacts,which is attracting both tourists and local residents.
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Buffeted by charges of corruption against its government, a combative Congress Sunday hit out at detractors saying it would give them a "fitting reply" and also touted the benefits of its economic reforms agenda in a massive show of strength here.
Guwahati, Oct. 29 (ANI): A rock show was recently organized in Assam's principal city of Guwahati to motivate youth to consider a career in the armed forces.
Jammu, Octo Oct 28 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Sunday announced its support to a call for a shutdown of Leh Monday. The civil society of Buddhist-majority Ladakh has called for a strike to protest the "forcible conversion of Buddhists by the Muslims".
Srinagar, Oct.25 (ANI): Clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Zanskar in Jammu and Kashmir's Kargil District led the local authorities to impose a curfew late on Wednesday.
In the midst of the grim bleakness that seems to suffuse every facet of our national existence today, a tiny ray of sunshine seems to have emanated from South Block. The stoic ministry of defence issued a statement Friday morning that the defence minister and three service chiefs would honour the memory of Indian soldiers who had fallen on the battlefield during the 1962 Sino-Indian clash.
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Chinese assistance to Pakistan in developing a nuclear bomb emboldened it to fuel the Kashmir insurgency in 1989, says a noted security expert who has done considerable research on the issue.
Srinagar, Oct 6 (IANS) Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde Saturday arrived in Kargil town of Ladakh region on his maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) India's use of air power in an offensive role would have resulted in a different outcome of the 1962 war with China, a top Indian commander said Friday.
India's first National Security Adviser, Brajesh Mishra, often referred to as India's modern day Chanakya (ancient India's master strategist and royal adviser), made a distinctive contribution in laying the foundation for the bold and proactive strategic and foreign policy initiatives undertaken by then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He chose to break eggs and dish up an omelette in a culture where walking gingerly on egg-shells was the preferred option. Mishra, 84, died in New Delhi Sep 28.
India's first National Security Adviser, Brajesh Mishra, often referred to as India's modern day Chanakya (ancient India's master strategist and royal adviser), made a distinctive contribution in laying the foundation for the bold and proactive strategic and foreign policy initiatives undertaken by then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He chose to break eggs and dish up an omelette in a culture where walking gingerly on egg-shells was the preferred option.
Kargil, Sep 28 (ANI): Two hundred and four kilometers from Srinagar lies the district of Kargil, spread over inaccessible mountainous terrain of the western Ladakh region.
Surajkund (Haryana), Sep 28 (IANS) The BJP said Friday the Congress-led UPA government had forfeited the mandate to govern, adding that the BJP could give a new direction to the country.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde will go on a three-day visit to Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region in the first week of October to review the border security, an official said here Thursday.
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) India must prepare itself for future conventional wars with Pakistan and China since nuclear deterrence is not a panacea as demonstrated by the 1999 Kargil War, says a new report by a US think tank.
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) India should "think seriously about the security challenges posed by China's continuing military modernization", a US think-tank has said.
