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Pakistan’s narrative was that Kargil posts were occupied by Mujahideen volunteers who were not part of the regular Pakistani forces. PAF could not take part because it would have escalated the border incident into a full-fledged war.
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India’s and Pakistan’s Lies Thwarted a War—For Now
Lying about facts to de-escalate tension in Kashmir is a playbook they’ve both used before.
C. CHRISTINE FAIR
MAR 8, 2019
“In May 1999, New Delhi discovered that Pakistani intruders had seized Himalayan posts in Kargil, part of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Initially, the Indian government believed that these infiltrators were scruffy mujahideen when in fact they were paramilitary soldiers, officered by Pakistan’s army. Curiously, India publicly maintained the fiction that they were militants well after their identity was discovered. Counterintuitively, the falsehood facilitated a de-escalation of a conflict that had already become a limited war.”
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Full article:
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/03/india-pakistan-kargil-kashmir/584392/
Quote
India’s and Pakistan’s Lies Thwarted a War—For Now
Lying about facts to de-escalate tension in Kashmir is a playbook they’ve both used before.
C. CHRISTINE FAIR
MAR 8, 2019
“In May 1999, New Delhi discovered that Pakistani intruders had seized Himalayan posts in Kargil, part of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Initially, the Indian government believed that these infiltrators were scruffy mujahideen when in fact they were paramilitary soldiers, officered by Pakistan’s army. Curiously, India publicly maintained the fiction that they were militants well after their identity was discovered. Counterintuitively, the falsehood facilitated a de-escalation of a conflict that had already become a limited war.”
Unquote.
Full article:
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/03/india-pakistan-kargil-kashmir/584392/