Kargil lessons shaped Operation Sindoor: Former army chief General VP Malik

CHANDIGARH: Twenty-seven years after leading the Army during the 1999 Kargil War , former Army chief General VP Malik (retd) said the conflict's hard lessons - from equipment shortages and intelligence gaps to the need for self-reliance - transformed India's military capabilities, enabling the precision strikes on Pakistani airfields during last year's Operation Sindoor without crossing the border.