vijay diwas ...

its been 5 years since the kargil conflict .... today is vijay diwas - to commemorate those who fought and died in the war ... somehow the slimes of india was one of the very few who carried this news - either that or google news aint as good

i came across a study by the center for contemporary conflict in california - titled Asymmetric Conflict in South Asia --The Cause and Consequences of the 1999 Limited War in Kargil. in addition to a post-facto post mortem of the kargil conflict - this bunch seems to have a particular interest in conflict laden hotspots of the world - one of them being the indo-pak situation .... they do research projects, analyze, have conferences ... reading their website is almost like watching c-span. there is even a thesis from the naval postgraduate school on high altitude warfare in the kargil conflict - a 102 page document ... should make for some interesting reading tonight. the bottom line - after reading these references, there seems to be no question about pakistan's complicity in the whole "intruder" business - unfortunately, there didnt seem to be anything more done about it ....

let us not forget those who fought and died ... to protect our freedom ... here is a link to a special feature on rediff remembering them ...