June 14, 1999
SATISH NAMBIAR
The Road Ahead
The situation in Kargil could prove a turning point in our relations with Pakistan, and the manner in which we deal the proxy war in J&K
June 21, 1999
NAJAM SETHI
The Truth Will Out
My sin was that The Friday Times has never minced words, and Sharif can't stomach criticism.
July 5, 1999
AJIT BHATTACHARJEA
The Nuke's Blunted Edge
As feared, nuclear parity has negated the Indian armed forces' superiority in conventional arms over Pakistan
July 12, 1999
AJAY JADEJA
Nationalism Comes First
We cannot, let our Jawans die in Pakistani shelling and yet happily play cricket with them as if nothing were wrong
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July 19, 1999
C.P. BHAMBRI
Super-Patriot Games
Self-styled guardians of nationalism are whipping up a frenzy, endangering the country's grounding in sanity
July 26, 1999
RAJA MENON
The Nuclear Calculus
By not making its policies clear India has allowed Pakistan to needle it
SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI
Kargil's New Legacy
Kargil has strengthened bonds between Hindus and Muslim in India. This is likely to usher in a new era of national unity
B.G. VERGHESE
Iron Hands, Soft Gloves
Any dialogue on the LoC or J&K, while not losing sight of Pakistan's deceptions, must also aim for pragmatic solutions
IMTIAZ ALAM
Talking About Talks
Why can't Kashmir be demilitarised, with the issue frozen for a decade and infiltration and repression stopped?
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August 2, 1999
MICHAEL KREPON
Not A Time To Sulk
India will lose the support it has won to keep Kashmir bilateral if it is lackadaisical about talks with Pakistan.
October 10, 1999
LT. GEN. MOTI DAR
Missed Opportunity
India erred in not crossing the LoC, writes Lt Gen Moti Dar in his essay in Guns and Yellow Roses. A former vice-chief of army staff, he saw action in '71 and was also brigade major at Kargil in '67-70.
Dec 27, 1999
DUNU ROY
Life Is Cheap
Kargil and the cyclone stand out in recent memory. We celebrated one, dared the other. A few profited from both.
March 8, 2001
DILIP D'SOUZA
At Home With The Bodies
Perversity of every kind is an ancient tradition in war, and our war in Kashmir is no exception.
