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Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande interacted with veterans, ‘Veer Naris’, gallantry award recipients and locals in Ladakh’s Drass and conveyed his gratitude on the eve of the 24th...

For Gen Malik, it was a case of once bitten twice shy, as he recalled the Lahore Declaration that was signed between India and Pakistan in February 1999 and ratified by the parliaments of both countries under which they had an added responsibility towards avoiding nuclear race, as well as both non-conventional and conventional conflicts.

He said his biggest takeaway from the Kargil war is that the enemy cannot be trusted even if there is political show of friendship.

On July 26, 1999, the Indian Army announced the successful culmination of "Operation Vijay", declaring victory after a nearly three-month-long battle at the icy heights of Kargil, including super-high-altitude locations, such as Tololing and Tiger Hill.

Gen Ved Prakash Malik, who was the Army chief during the 1999 war against Pakistan, exuded confidence that if a war situation arises today, India is better prepared than it was during Kargil.