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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: In Focus-Weekend | Artillery at Kargil: How India’s guns turned the tide
Description: From high-altitude warfare, extreme weather and the shock of Pakistan’s surprise occupation of the heights, to the evolution of artillery tactics that changed the course of the conflict, his memoir Artillery’s Thunder: The Untold Kargil Story recounts the lesser-known, ground-level realities of Operation Vijay. In this conversation, he also reflects the parallels between Kargil and modern precision warfare, and shares insights into the operational challenges faced by soldiers in the world’s highest battlefield.Â
What made the artillery’s role so decisive? How did units innovate under fire? And what does this tell us about India’s p...