Kargil Diwas: The war was won, but India still needs to learn its hardest lesson
After Kargil, India paid for the IC-814 hijacking, the December 13, 2001, Parliament attack, the 2002 Kaluchak massacre, the 26/11 attacks and numerous hinterland terror attacks, orchestrated by the Pakistani deep state and their jihadist arms. Be it the 2025 Pahalgam, 2019 Pulwama, 2018 Uri or 2016 Pathankot terror strikes, the Indian external and internal intelligence has been found wanting, even though the Modi government has militarily retaliated to each and every Pakistani perfidy. Indian intelligence agencies should not function like other government departments, trying to save money for the exchequer, and be wholly focused on writing long reports for the government.
- ▪After Kargil, India paid for the IC-814 hijacking, the December 13, 2001, Parliament attack, the 2002 Kaluchak massacre, the 26/11 attacks and numerous hinterland terror attacks, orchestrated by the Pakistani deep state and their jihadist a
- ▪Be it the 2025 Pahalgam, 2019 Pulwama, 2018 Uri or 2016 Pathankot terror strikes, the Indian external and internal intelligence has been found wanting, even though the Modi government has militarily retaliated to each and every Pakistani pe
- ▪Indian intelligence agencies should not function like other government departments, trying to save money for the exchequer, and be wholly focused on writing long reports for the government.
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HomeNextKargil Diwas: The war was won, but India still needs to learn its hardest lessonLooking back at the past 27 years, India has paid very heavily in men and material cost due to lack of intelligence with agencies over the yearsPublished on: Jul 26, 2026, 10:16:14 ISTBy Shishir GuptaPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link Today is Kargil Diwas, the day we remember the glorious 527 Indian soldiers who wrote their brave war legacy in blood against brutal odds and kicked the Pakistan army across the Line of Control (LoC)—from Mushkoh valley to Chorbat La in Jammu and Kashmir—in 1999.Indian soldiers capture back Tololing heights in Drass sector on June 11, 1999 after bloody fight with intruding Pakistan Army.While we celebrate the saga of those who sacrificed their lives and got seriously…
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