Kargil By Gen. V P Malik
I have lately been reading a interesting book "Kargil" written by Gen V. P Malik. This book primarily focuses on the series of events that lead to the Kargil War between India and Pakistan and beyond. The book is a well written piece of litterature, which for the first time provides a insiders view to the Indian side of the war. It also allows us a small peak view to the Military Doctrian with in Indian Armed forces. Two very significant things that emerge from the book are the complete isolation of the military from the process of formulation and execution of the Strategic Foreign Policy and the difference of opinion amongts the military leadership on the purpose and nature of deployment/use of each of the armed forces. To elaborate the points meentioned above: One of the sour points that Gen Malik keeps mentioning is the lack of information on the "Track 2" diplomacy gathering pace between India and Pakistan in the buildup to the "Kargil War". The point