Brig. Surinder Singh speaks out: Kargil fiasco because Generals wore blinkers
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- Brig. Surinder Singh speaks out: “Kargil fiasco happened because Generals wore blinkers. At whose behest were they doing that, I wondered? Young officers and jawans turned the tide by making the supreme sacrifice. I am fighting for my honour and to bring the generals responsible for the loss of 550 soldiers and maiming of another 1300.”
Sir I was in 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles in Dras at that time. Brigedier Devinder and Brigedier Surinder sir are the real heroes of Kargil war but they were not given that much of credits as vthe really deserved. The two Generals one Div and one Corps Commanders were the persons behind it. They hid their mistake of not trusting the subordinates inputs given to them. They misunderstood or misjudged the situation which resulted in heavy loss to the Army.
Brig.surinder Singh should be honoured now and everyone should interview him.
My Salute to Brigadier Surinder Singh! Wishing him good health and sound mind to bring the culprits to Justice! Wishing him and his family good health! He is patriot of highest order!
After having served in Mushkoh valley and Northern Siachen Glacier as young officer during the period(1997-98) immediately preceding Kargil war, I find myself totally disillusioned and cheated today after learning about the kind of professional dishonesty of the entire chain of command from Division upwards prevailing at the time. In my views there can’t be a greater sin that men in uniform can commit. My best wishes to Brig Surinder Singh in his fight for justice. The truth will ultimately prevail!!
Yes. Being second generation and living all my life in an all army set up I have seen and known generals very closely. Budhwar and Krishanpal are not an aberration but more or less the norm. HM Khanna the GOCnC was equally responsible. And the biggest one was NC Vij the DGMO later chief who orchestrated all the COIs and GCMs
Thank you for your service! Truly tragic that there has been no accountability at the highest levels!
Brig. Surinder was made perfect scapegoat by his senior generals to hide their own lapses....
True Budhwar and Kishan Pal ka kuch nahin hua
True
@@amitbasra5276They were close to political leaders
@@amitbasra5276 This Kishan Pal i saw in some interview, was saying India Lost Kargil war
@@vitaminprotein6430 this is what they wanted. so many indian soldiers died is actually a defeat. the responsbility of these lies with the generals of that time
Yes - Brig Surinder Singh is all talking sense!! Few Generals - primarily Gen Pal and Budhwar are the main culprits!! Indian Army - must have taken action against these but unfortunately - nothing happened. Even Gen Mallik’s book does not talk about any such lapses. A pure cover up - I didn’t complete the reading and left it midway! Similar things happened with Brig Devinder Singh too.
My respects to Brig Devinder - and unfortunately his appeal is still pending with Army Tribunal. Seems no one is interested in fixing the responsibility. It is definitely not good for the Army as an institution! GOI must take cognisance of these facts and something must be done to stem this wrought rather going after Rahul Gandhi and gaining TRP. Would request MODI JI /RAJNATH JI to look into these facts and bring out the real culprits.
VP Malik wrote a book and earned millions shame
Sandhu Saab kindly request Brig Saab to write a biography or a memoir . It will be of a great help for the coming generations , so that the mistakes are not repeated.
Brig. SS is a brave soldier! He’s been let down by cowardly and incompetent senior officers.
What an honourable and brave man.... Brig Surinder Singh !!
Thanks to Kanwar Sandhu ji for bringing this detailed information to public at large!!
Riveting interview! What an honorable man Brig. Surinder Singh! You can tell each word he is speaking IS THE TRUTH. Shame on our Top Brass including Gen. Malik for not having acted as they should and then covering it all up. What a colossal waste of our young Officers and Jawans who died on those barren slopes! Thanks Kanwar Sandhu for bringing us this interview.
Brig Surinder is still highly respected and idolised by officers and jawans who worked with or under him during his service in the Indian Army.
1962 was lost by selected Generals & same was repeated in Kargil in new form - here we lost 500+ brave hearts. respect to Brigadier Surinder Singh who is true officer of our proud army
After listening to brig devinder singh multiple times over the years and now brig surinder.. I remember my old prof in my pgdm course who said " You really have to make an effort to fail in this program". Bhudwar and kishenpal made their best efforts
So sad to hear…Brig. Surinder Singh, Brig. Devinder Singh, Lt. Col. Asthana, Major Bhatnagar…many more! Frontline commanders who have been victimized over the failures of higher-ups! Truly unconscionable…best wishes to you Brigadier and thank you for your service!
Jo Bole So Nihal…Sat Sri Akal. 🙏
Well-done Mr. Sandhu for highlighting these stories repeatedly! Mainstream media has given up and moved on to its usual candy-puff nonsense !!
The problem with our Army is that we don't like to introspect even when it is a win. When such a massive incursion happened in 1999 there is no way intelligence failure is only to be blamed. There have been enough lapses from the Army which need to be introspected so that we don't commit such mistakes in future.
As a citizen we support the Army in all cases. It does not mean that there are no flaws in our Army. We should embrace such deficiencies and correct them. No point in living the life of an ostrich.
Pal and Budhwar laurel and hardy of those days with consequences
They both need to be probed and hold responsible for such big lose of brave soldiers
They both were the main behind the heavy casualities to Army. They misjudged the situation and took the situation initially lightly. They were distinguished with awards.
Chutiyo ko ye log honour kr rahe the aur ese log general the to ap khud soch skte hain yaha kya selection process hai.
Truth will eventually known to the world, best wishes sir❤
Blood boils at the cowardice and foolishness of higher officials 😡
Thank you for your service, Brig
Kishan pal n budhwar were the main culprits. Bloody scoundrels ! 😤
They need to be made famous. As famous as Vikram Batra in negative way
Agreed…after watching many interviews, one observes that these two names feature again and again…can they be interviewed also?
True,these two should be interrogated asap
But krishnpal is no more
We hope Brig Surinder Singh gets his honor back and Generals held accountable...
Very very true
He already won. Sadly VP Malik is still giving interviews, and has not been brought to book for the death of Indian heroes and brave hearts.
Tons of thanks mr kanwar for bringing brig surinder singh on board.....a great battle hardened soldier.............who acted professionally....but failed by .....his...generals ....everyone can listen how a experienced soldier talk..........great loss to nation if we dishonour such a offier .....thumbs downd to fake soldiers who never seen combat writing fake narrative in books million salutes ...to brig surinder singh .god bless you sir........👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Salute to Brig. Singh to continue to fight for truth and justice
Kanwar sir... I must appreciate you on your professional journalism and well framed questions, your patience listening and thorough research. Young podcasters needs to learn a lot from you ...
I agree with you sir.
Salute to you for your service to the nation.
It's uas been history of our country that deserving people suffer and incompetent people occupy offices. Like Nethaji.
HE SHOULD UPLOAD a comprehensive chronology of the Kargil War, incorporating all the details ALONG WITH PROOFS IN A WEBSITE. Here's the expanded chronology:
1998
May: India and Pakistan conduct nuclear tests, escalating tensions.
July: Tensions further escalate between India and Pakistan following the nuclear tests.
November: According to Ajit Doval (former Intelligence Bureau chief), Indian intelligence first detects Pakistani activities in Kargil sector.
1999
January-February: Major Manish Bhatnagar claims Indian Army's 121 Brigade receives reports of Pakistani intrusions but dismisses them.
February: Indian PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif sign the Lahore Declaration, aimed at de-escalating tensions.
March: Brigadier Surinder Singh reportedly sends a report to higher authorities warning of possible infiltration.
April 13: According to Brigadier Devinder Singh, he briefs senior commanders about Pakistani build-up and possible attacks.
Late April: Indian patrols observe unusual movements and infiltration across the Line of Control (LoC).
May 1999
May 3: Local shepherds alert Indian Army to infiltrators in Kargil district.
May 5: Captain Saurabh Kalia and his team are captured and killed by infiltrators.
May 9: Pakistani forces begin heavy artillery shelling, targeting National Highway 1A.
May 10: Infiltrations detected in Dras, Kaksar, and Mushkoh sectors.
May 15: Indian Army launches operations to evict infiltrators.
May 18: India mobilizes more troops to the region and starts air reconnaissance missions.
June 1999
June 1: Indian Air Force (IAF) launches air strikes under Operation Safed Sagar, targeting Pakistani positions.
June 5: Indian forces identify the extent of the infiltration, revealing that it includes regular Pakistani troops.
June 9: Indian Army recaptures two key positions, Tololing and Point 4590, in the Dras sector.
June 13: Indian Army captures Point 5140, gaining a strategic advantage in the Dras sector.
June 15: US President Bill Clinton urges Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to withdraw Pakistani forces from Indian territory.
July 1999
July 2: Indian Army begins recapture of Tiger Hill after fierce fighting.
July 4: Indian forces secure Tiger Hill, a key strategic peak.
July 11: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announces the withdrawal of Pakistani troops from the Indian side of the LoC.
July 14: Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee declares Operation Vijay a success and confirms that most of the intrusions have been cleared.
July 26: Officially marked as Kargil Vijay Diwas (Victory Day) in India. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani infiltrators from the Indian side of the LoC.
Post-War
August 1999: Both India and Pakistan continue to reinforce their positions along the LoC.
November 1999: Indian Army conducts an internal review of the conflict and identifies lapses in intelligence and operational procedures.
2000 onwards: India strengthens its border defenses and infrastructure to prevent similar infiltrations in the future.
Key Operations
Operation Vijay: The Indian Army's code name for its operations to clear the Kargil sector of intrusions.
Operation Safed Sagar: The Indian Air Force's operation involving air strikes against infiltrator positions.
Operation Talwar: The Indian Navy's operation to blockade Pakistani ports and exert pressure on Pakistan.
Key Points of Contention
Early Warnings: Doval, Bhatnagar, and both Brigadiers Singh claim that there were earlier indications of Pakistani activities, potentially as early as November 1998.
Dismissal of Reports: Some accounts suggest that early warnings were not taken seriously by higher authorities.
Preparedness: These alternative chronologies imply that India could have been better prepared if early warnings had been heeded.
Intelligence Failure: The discrepancies between official and alternative timelines highlight potential intelligence and communication failures within the Indian security establishment.
This chronology incorporates both the official narrative and the alternative accounts provided by various military officials. It highlights the complexity of the situation leading up to and during the Kargil War, as well as the ongoing debates about intelligence, preparedness, and decision-making during this period.
The Truth Became 1st Casualty in cover up
In my eyes Brig Surinder Singh and Brig Devender Singh are the real Generals of Indian Army. Full respect to them. Secondly, I am amazed that the case is still undecided after 22 + Years. I wonder what the Tribunal officials are doing. May be playing Ludo.
It is very sad 3 Sikh Brigadiers , Surinder, Devinder and Mohinder ( MPS Bajwa ) were unfairly denied their due. Actual culprit was GOC Budhwar who was sheltered by Gen Malik being from the same biradari. Shameful.
Had th opportunity of meeting Brig Surinder at old airfield..he is correct in every aspect . He had veen made scapegoat because of th nepotism in army since he was not from NDA or RIMCO...sad ...u were th hero of Kargill
I hope this video goes viral
25 yrs for clarity and justice .... horrible
Brigadier sir ko sach bolne ki saja di system ne!
Brig Surinder g should be honoured with undue respect…
Same thing was done by Chinese in laddakh, army was sleeping.
Choose your words sensibly and correctly! It was not the Army who was "sleeping" but some Generals yet again. The Army never sleeps. The proof of that is you sitting very comfortably in the comfort of home and writing this comment!
Their Locality should come under inquiry including THEIR FAMILY BANK ACCOUNTS
@@user-kc8ix4vs7q collective failure of Army, n our intelligence agencies, so may army people of Pakistani came n our intelligence was jil, army can not vacate post n expect that eney will not come to occupy thos post, generals were also part of Army,
Brig Surinder had withdrawn his troops as per SOPs although there was no snowfall. He should have the moral courage to tell who had informed him about the Pakistani Troops having occupied the vacated FDLs. This fact was known to all the commanders at Junior as well as Senior Level.
49:25 No operation orders about evicting Pakistani soldiers. Kargil War was fought without an operation orders.
51:58 GoC new it ,there was an intrusion in Siachin ,but he didn't passed this information to Bgd Surinder Singh.
55:14 Faced 5-6 court of inquiry.
You are doing yeoman service in exposing the unvarnished truth of this war. Pls continue with such programmes.
A great interview of Brig Surinder Singh. I salute him for having the courage to speak out against the senior Army staff who think they are immune to enquiry, whilst making blunders. There was enough evidence to suggest that Indian Generals so use to been waited on and sipping tea & eating samosa ignored the Pak intrusions. They should be brought to account ! The Indian army cannot keep making such blunders, which cost so many Indian soldiers lives to put right their oversights. Brig Surinder Singh you Sir are a great Indian soldier/officer in my eyes.
Ranjit Singh (T.A soldier British Army)
All those seniors Gens who visited before the war should be interviewed
It's never late, govt should take action against higher generals who didn't act in time and young soldiers were martyred
Generals overlooked, and covered themselves, and covered the incompetence
Just compare the competence of Pak army chief pervez musharraf who planned and executed the kargil operation/invasion and the Indian incumbent army chief of that time, who was supposed to look after Indian interest in that region. No surprises, that India was colonized for so long and still trying to come out of the shadows of foreign powers! We must change the recruitment and promotion policy of Indian Army and Indian security establishment and also the Indian government establishment!
Sir your analysis is too good!!! Thank u for bringing it too us public!!
Brig Gen, Lt Gen, Gen should also be interviewed - there has been no interview of them, only Brig Surinder Singh & Brig Devinder Singh interviews are available
Sir, it is too late but now people are coming to know the truth and your sacrifices for the country.......Salute you
They needed a scapegoat,brigadier Surinder,was ideally positioned ,to be made just that.Like ,he was posted there hastily for this purpose only,it would seem.What’s,most disturbing ,is the lack of moral fibre,from the div cdr onwards & the presiding officers of a myriad no.of CofI,SofE,CM if any.
59:20 Investigation by a HC Judge how and why Kargil happened.How the generals have gone scot free ? Troupes never let down.
If, ever, India has to raise its over operational capacity, across all spectrum of military forces including technology innovation, production and stockpiling of weapons and resources for future warfare, the first step it must take to show its military generals as Israeli military generals show up, wearing a complete combat outfit all the time and appear all time ready to go to action. Unlike Indian generals, who remain embedded under their obnoxiously looking medal ridden, shiny shoes, crisply ironed uniforms. First India’s needs to get rid of this British era mentality and has to teach its general that they are employed for war not as corporates to be sit in aircon rooms wearing turgid clothes, unsuitable for military doctrine.
Truth needs to be told. Justice must be done to those who suffered and the guilty should be punished.
No chance.
@@ASingh1699k we can just hope.
Have you tried to interview those 2 naalayak generals ?
VP Malik gives interviews, wrote a book and earned millions of rupees (lies) . Gen buddhwar left for Canada.
Very sad. It's the result of sycophancy in army for self development & career growth. The truth & lapses of senior command for the blind sacrifices of 527 soldiers should ɓe exposed.
What is tribunal doing from last 13 years. This is how our army men are treated. Just bcz of budhwar and the chief this war took place.
Kanwar - Thanks for highlighting these injustices and uncovering the incompetence of our then Generals
A very serious question.
Sir is right. Even today every one is wearing khope on eyes. Just. Pushing their time no spirit or planning for upcoming threats
Thanks for such important information.
Best of luck sir. In india everywhere there is a general who is doing wrong in vital and important decision making.
This is a trend in the forces "yes man" is made to sit in the laps of the powers and real soldier (officer) is sacrificed to make the twinkle boy pious.
It is very sad to learn these facts after 25 years. Will Brigadier Surinder Singh get justice? Only time will tell. Jai Hind
Gen Budhwar, and even Gen VP Malik are to be blamed for ignoring threat perception in Kargil… it is time to probe into their failure.
I salute you, Brigadier Surinder Singh for your valour.
They all Brig surander singh , major Bhatnagar , subheg singh , Brig Davinder Singh and wo more of kargil war , gen jackob of 1971 (was honoured 30 years after the war by dr.manmohan singh) suffered because of the gang called generals
Excellent interview Kanwar sir
Truth shall prevail! May be, may be not!
Sir you are inspiration of lots of people. Couple of generals are responsible and they should be punished.
I think there is another Officer from PARA has also filed a case in the Court against the negligence of the Generals.
6:00 June 1999 posted in Kargil. From 79 to 81 I was posted as a Major in Kargil.
06:45 During my tenure as a 6:53 Major ,there was one point 5108 which was occupied by Pakistan.
X brigadier has a specific point regarding preparations on the other side. May be due to casual and nonchalant approach, the maters came to a flashpoint.like BRIGADIER sawinder singh ,HE APPEARS to have been given a raw deal.and about THE JUDICIAL system ,less said the better.protracted litigation is a consuming thing. Luckily, some of the principal actors of 1999 are still alive. It is desirable and deserving THEY set the record straight.regarding activity on the other side ,his DOCUMENTED VIEWS should have been given priority. Instruction into about 150 long area,and neither the indian government nor its main arm did not know anything about it. Five hundred and about fifty indian bravehearts fell in the line of duty to cover up mistakes OF FEW uniformed and civilian persons .honestly speaking ,matter deserved to be looked into afresh.thanks very much
Army generals kept quite may be because government wanted it to happen so that BJP comes to power again which they lost with 1 vote and which really happened later …….now Indians have to decide who real culprits are ????
Hats off to this channel for the first time bringing in the voice of brigadier surinder singh.
I hope one day we will also hear from Maj Gen budhwar on your channel
Maj Gen Budhwar was the Main culprit who misguided Top authorites and has Not communicated actual situation to Army HQ.
Still he was praised.
Most of Our generals are undeserving. They do not have any vision and secondly they do not listen to anything which is practical and sensible. Even today ,nothing has changed.
Everyone in India knows about you Brigadier Sahib.
Should Gen Malik be made accountable for this loss? I think these soldiers can only get justice when we start fixing accountability top down.
Where's General Mallick, General Budhwar, General Katoch, doing.The Nation will not forgive you.Let alone Bharat Mata. You eaten,her children.
So, some generals of Indian army’s expertise was zoo establishment. That is an incredible news!
This is my country. The chief and the generals were enjoying their time. Nothing else. Chief ne to book likh di per jb chief ko bola kisi ne jo ground pe hai to usko maut a rhi thi kya. Budhwar no respect for him.
Vp Malik is brushing these two tainted generals Budhwar and krishanpal in his book…
I have met him in Chandigarh and he was my customer in the bank where I was senior manager.He had told about his hearing problem due to bomb blast. I.methis daughter and wife too who too suffered .
My father served with him in Kargil, back when all hell broke loose.Brig Surinder Singh and Col MS Kukshal,CO 4 Jat would have been recognised as war heroes if not for BJP and Army leadership in the form of Gen Malik,Budhwar and Kishan Pal saving own backside.
Not a single extrapolation from the gentleman,in a different country VP Malik and budhwar would have been sacked for their incompetency and Brig Surinder would have picked up the next rank/s.
The casualties in Kargil war would have been much less had the brigade commanders and generals been competent, pro-active and maintained a very good communication network between brigades and corps. Initial reports of massive incursion by Pakistanis were ignored or held back. Brig Surinder was singled out by the clique of errant generals for the blame.
Great Soldier again getting let down by his very own institution and senior officers!! The more I see such stories of patriotic officers being made scapegoat for mistakes of their seniors, my respect for Army as an institution also goes down as it is not as sacred as we think it to be.
Good Luck Brigadier Sir
Why no one call general budhwar, khana,vij, padnabhan and specially kishan pal??
These kind of true files should be brought to public domain extensively.So that civilians should know what is going on at our borders and the mistakes are committed by few top highly respected army Generals.They are having good time at borders at the cost of young jawans and officers. It is a pity . My salute to Brigadier Surinder Singh.His honour should be restored. I think Government is misled by these corrupt and coward Generals.
14:00 Asked for Intelligence map but they never updated, whereas Intelligence map required to be updated on daily basis.
There’s a cut at timestamp 27:12 when Brig. was going say something important
Somebody question Gen Budhwar, Is he alive or gone if alive then he should be brought before the courts either army or civil
True. This Major General is responsible for concealing information of enemy intrusion since January 1999, manipulating reports and returns and Gen VP Malik for shoving under carpet his guilt that cost more than 520 lives and thousands disabled.
I special salute to u for explaining truth of Kargil war u War also threatened like govt said to u for Dismissal urs service I know everything about u sir I was also discussed from service from Kashmir near pension on 25feb 1984and my c o became first c.o.who was abused by me in the presence of officers no any officers support to him and again I was offered my service in Kargil Jang and to face the terrorism in Kashmir as ur partial means completely deducted officer but in over country no justice for deducted person
04:20 You were not been taking about the war. The people who were taking, knew nothing about Kargil.
5:30 The posting has been changed to 121 Brigade. That was to be taken over by Bgd Bardwal ,
5:40 Bgd Bardwal refused to take over ,later on he became a General.
How can a guy of the competence of General Budhwar be allowed to be responsible for the safety of a country of the size of India?
12:20 I have been a very luck soldier..I saw combat, physical combat, actual fighting in all these areas,except opposite Chinese
13:00 LT General Yatav Singh then Bgd got AVSM for wrongly positioning guns in front of the enemy firings range and he got promotion for this.
Brig Surinder Singh was made a scapegoat… those generals and brigadiers whose heads would roll for their negligence piled the blame on this upright man!
Incompetence at senior levels is disastrous....have we learned from this? We lost such fine officers/soldiers....who is responsible for 527 deaths? Army is one such institution where accountability should be equal at all levels. Just because you are a General does NOT guarantee immunity.
Some good people in any army doesn’t make that army a great Army and some good people in any country, doesn’t make that country a great country!
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Thanks for the interview
Please use a good quality camera
Video is choppy at times
The people in authority save their skin by making their subordinates the scapegoat, must really require some thick skin to do that, relationships at work place thriving over professionalism is a sad story from offices to frontiers.
Main thukta hoon us samay ke raj neta ko ek sche Yoda ko bejjat kiya or in sahab ko dismissed from service ki dhamki bhi di gaae meri tran par inhone sachaae ki hi baat ki meri tran aading hi rhe aesaHi hota hai real soldiers