Do you believe the Kargil war happened because of an intelligence failure?
Yes. It all began with heavy artillery shelling in the Kargil sector. I remember the chief of army staff was not there at that time. He was in Poland or something. It was clearly an intelligence failure. And the Group of Ministers gave an excellent report that highlights intelligence failure, border management and internal security. “BJP, Congress classically reflect majoritarian tyranny, do they not? Jinnah is still being proven right by their behaviour.” Is there any political culpability? There is always an intelligence failure anywhere in the world when an attack is launched. 9/11 was an intelligence failure. It cannot be placed at any one doorstep. And triumphalism after victory in a military conflict is characteristic of all democratically elected leaders. It happened after World War I, World War II. Kargil was one of the most remarkable feats of our infantry. When American military observers were taken to Kargil after the operation, they said, “Did you really reconquer these pea
