No one has written till date about the Pakistan army in detail as also why the Kargil intrusion took place? Col. Saigal has highlighted that we have professional generals like Sagat Singh and others who were responsible for the formation of Bangladesh. For the first time, a chapter is being included on Sam Manekshaw and analysis of 1971 war in the west is being done. The book explodes the myth of stalemate in the western sector, which was largely responsible for Pakistan having miscalculated Indian strength in Kargil. There would have been no intrusion in Kargil sector, had 1971 war with Pakistan been fought professionally in the western sector also? The public or the media need to know much about the wars. It takes time for the truth to be revealed. However, we need to know about the wars soon after it is over. Why has the truth been hidden so far, what has been the truth, why the war in the west has been inconclusive are the questions which need to be pondered over. Col. Saigal has tried to show in the book that had the war been fought properly in the western sector also, just as it was fought in the east, we would have had no problem with Pakistan e.g. the Kargil intrusion/skirmishes/cross border firing etc. It has been politics at the higher echelons about which little is known which has been largely responsible for Kargil affair-a point which needs to be studied by all concerned who have got national security at heart.
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