Face-Saving Retreat
Internationally isolated and militarily losing grounds in the
heights of Kargil, Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rushed to Washington. A
face-saving retreat may have been worked out in his meeting with President Bill Clinton
but Sharif could find it tough to keep his part of the tenuous bargain. An analysis.
Decisive Push
Last week's victories at Tiger Hill and Jubar heights have given the Indian
Army the psychological advantage it needed to drive back the Pakistani infiltrators.
"There
are Tough Days Ahead"
Army Chief General V P Malik speaks to Deputy editor Raj Chengappa.
Bitter Triumph
Fired by a 182-year-old-regimental code of honour, often stronger than family bonds,
the Raj Rif's soldiers were the first to be cited for their dogged bravery in Tololing.
It's Their War Too
Kargil has brought about a fierce patriotic upsurge throughout the country.
Solidarity with the soldiers apart, it's a renewed expression of people's faith in India. |
