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The Pakistani Army puts up a white flag and accepts the slain bodies of its officers in this damning video. Pakistan lost more than 4000-6000 soldiers in the Kargil war, while India lost 500 soldiers. Pakistan generally disowned the bodies of most of its soldiers but accepted a few senior officers. According to the information fed to every Pakistani, the Kargil war was fought by mujahideen and not by Pakistani Army regulars. This video shows the Pakistan Army very clearly involved at Kargil. They did’nt count on ace videojourno Kunal Verma, filming the whole event. Nor did they count on being outclassed in combat, yet again, by an Indian.

Gen VK Singh's legacy of probity
-Lt Gen Harwant Singh (retd)

Much has been written in the press and much more discussed on TV channels as to Gen VK Singh's legacy. Equally, there have been controversies and allegations over his conduct and his relations with the ministry of defence (MoD) and senior officers within the army. It is time to examine the issues in the right

perspective and close this chapter of accusations and countercharges.

Starting from his age imbroglio, there is overwhelming documentary evidence to establish his date of birth as May 31, 1951. Making him agree (on a false promise to set right the error) to the 1950 date of birth at the time of his promotion to the ranks of Maj Gen and Lt Gen was a fraud played on him.

Age (date of birth) has no relevance or consideration for promotion. It comes into play only at the time of appointment as corps and army commander. It is a case thoroughly mishandled by the MoD, more so the defence minister, and ducked by the highest court. Whether he should have gone to court on this issue is debatable.

In the case of alleged bugging of the defence minister's office and tapping of MoD telephone lines, there were dark hints that the army chief was behind all this. Detailed investigations revealed that it was a deliberate lie planted in the press to defame the army chief. Same was the case with a coup that never was. Obviously, the finger of suspicion in planting these stories in the press points in the direction of the MoD.

On the offer of bribe for the purchase of Tatra vehicles, he took the right course of action by informing the defence minister. Once the case had been reported to the defence minister, it was for him to proceed in the matter, irrespective of what the army chief said.

In case the army chief did not want any action in the matter, why should he have taken the trouble of bringing it before the defence minister! Some TV anchors' contention that he should have called the military police and have the officer arrested only shows how naïve they are, not aware of even the basic laws of this country.

The other insinuation has been that he wrote to the PM highlighting crippling deficiencies of arms and equipment in the army and then leaked it to the press. Firstly, there is no impropriety in chiefs writing to the PM. In fact, it is their bounden duty to bring such important and pressing issues to the notice of the PM.

In this case, the army chief had earlier apprised the defence minister of these issues in much greater detail. The more important and perhaps dangerous development is the leakage of this top-secret letter to the press. Aiming the arrow of suspicion towards the army was deliberate and part of the continuing campaign to discredit the army, more so the chief.

A CBI inquiry has established that the letter was not leaked by the army. But who leaked it is yet to be determined. It is a top-secret letter with a direct bearing on national security and leaking it is an act of treason. The possession of such a letter is an offence and, therefore, the press should be put in the dock and made to disclose the source of the leak.

Obviously, those behind this leak are so powerful that the CBI just cannot come out with the source of leakage. Bitterness, if any, between the army HQ and the MoD was entirely the latter's creation.

His issuing a show-cause notice to the 3 Corps commander is another instance where it is being
projected as a kind of bias against the officer. It is the officer himself who first went to the press with the show-cause notice. Secondly, this notice is based on a court of inquiry into a case of some wrongdoing by the intelligence unit directly under HQ 3 Corps and has come to the army HQ through, and with the recommendations of, the Eastern Army Commander.

It is being alleged that Gen VK Singh had issued the notice while there was only a week or so left for his retirement. The army chief holds the baton till he actually hands over the charge to the next chief, and so it should be with every government servant.

He has been able to bring to the forefront of national debate the murky working of defence public sector units (PSUs) as also the MoD's direct involvement in the deep-rooted corruption that exists in these units. The blatant overpricing of equipment being supplied to the army by defence PSUs stands exposed. He also mounted a crusade against corruption within the service and brought to book a number of senior officers.

Gen VK Singh leaves behind a legacy of soldierly conduct, probity and forthrightness. He has decidedly done well and left the army in good shape. He has made the task of the new army chief that much more precise and clear-cut.
(The views expressed by the writer are personal)

Unsung Saga behind Kargil’s Gallantry Victory – Some Brave Hearts broken & Shattered Dreams

Sepoy Sanjay Singh's wife could not bear the news of her husband ''missing in action" and committed suicide. Nine-year-old Nidhi and seven-year-old Gaurav have been orphaned. The widow of Nayab Subedar Mangej Singh wanted to send all her three sons to the front to defend the country. ''I shall not hesitate to send all my three sons to the front and will be proud if they die defending the country like their father," swore Santosh Kanwar over her husband's pyre.

Kargil, like any other armed conflict has not only cut short the lives of individuals who made a supreme sacrifice for their motherland, but also nipped in the bud the flowering of many special relationships.

Behind the saga of gallantry of the Indian armed forces are little known tales of a cruel and abrupt end to beautiful relationships.

The tales of valour, of promises kept in the most trying way, of broken relationships and dreams shattered go on. On the other hand broken hearts will continue to murmur the words: ''When you go home, tell them of us and say, for your tomorrow, we gave our today."

Leading on the front

Colonel Deepak Rampal commandeering the Delta Company of the 17 Jat Regiment voluntarily cut his vacation short to win some of the major battles at Kargil

Colonel Deepak Rampal was at home in Jalandhar with his family when he read about the intrusion in Kargil.

I read about it in newspapers. I did not receive any official communication but my soldier's instinct led me to the front," said the then major and Delta Company commander of the 17 Jat Regiment, who was awarded the Vir Chakra for his exemplary bravery.

On May 31, Colonel Rampal joined his men at Mushkoh Valley in Kargil, where attack plans were being drawn up to push the enemy out from Pimple Complex, Point 4875 and Whale Back. The operation led to the final victory of Tiger Hill.

From June 1, the operation began.

"The area is like a small bowl and we were surrounded by the enemy. We knew we were at a disadvantage but my men were desperate to win. At times, I had to calm them down," said Colonel Rampal.

The bravehearts of the 17 Jat Regiment moved at night, without any natural cover up, an 80-degree incline.

"We fought for almost four days at a stretch. Even then, my men were thirsty for more action. As soon as the briefing was over for the final assault, every jawan shouted the war cry of 'Jat Balwan, Jai Bhagwan' and they meant it. Such was the enthusiasm, that I decided to launch the final assault at 11 am on July 4 in broad daylight," he recalled.

The regiment lost many brave men, including Lieutenant Anuj Nayyar and Major Ritesh Sharma other than Subedar Harphool Singh, Havildar Kumar Singh and Havildar Balwan Singh and many others. "More than 100 men from my unit were injured and many were killed," said Colonel Rampal, who set an example for his men by killing a number of enemy soldiers in hand-to-hand bayonet combat.

An officer, a gentleman
Even after the war was over Col Rampal refused to proceed on leave. Instead, he landed at the Delhi airport to meet the wounded soldiers from his unit, where he was later joined by his wife and children.

Laughter in uniform
Even though the Jats made the enemy run for their lives, they never missed out on the lighter side of life. "One day, while we were bathing in a river we noticed a soldier swimming with his helmet on! Our commanding officer had ordered the men not to take their helmets off and this man had decided to take it a tad too seriously," said Col Rampal.
Respect.
Jai hind