About the Book: Kargil 1999 South Asias First Post-Nuclear Conflict
In 1999, less than one year after both countries tested nuclear weapons, India
and Pakistan found themselves locked in another armed conflict. In spite of a
ray of hope for peace in February 1999, when the Indian Prime Minister, A.B.
Vajpayee, visited Pakistan and signed the Lahore declaration, by April 1999, the
two countries were effectively at war. From the prospect of improved relations
and a chance for a peaceful resolution of differences, within one month the
subcontinent was plunged into another war. In a brilliant tactical plan,
Pakistan launched Operation Badr which saw a brigade sized