Eighteen years since Kargil War was fought, the lessons learnt from it continue to be relevant even today.
Eighteen years ago, the over 60-day Kargil war came to an end this day as India took command of the outposts taken over by Pakistani intruders.
On the 18th Kargil Vijay Diwas, named after Operation Vijay, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Arun Jaitley remembered the martyrs of the Kargil War.
"Remembering our brave soldiers who fought gallantly for the pride of our nation and the security of our citizens during the Kargil War," said Narendra Modi on Twitter.
Arun Jaitley also saluted the "valour of our soldiers" on Kargil Vijay Diwas.
Eighteen years since Kargil War was fought, the lessons learnt from it continue to be relevant even today.
1) IT IS NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE WAR
Kargil was called a low-intensity conflict and a 'limited war' but it highlighted deficiencies in India's intelligence and reinforced the need for a robust and forward-looking defence and logistics network.
Then Defence Minister George Fernandes at a conference on Asian security in January 2000 said that India has shown during the Kargil War that it can fight and win a limited war at a time and place chosen by the aggressor. The Kargil War lasted for more than 60 days.
