While the entire country led by A.B. Vajpayee were- raising toasts to the suc­cess of the bus to Lahore and the conse­quent ‘Lahore Declaration’, Pakistan was engaged in despatching its troops to the icy heights of Kargil.

Whatever Pakistan did or tried to do to India through Kargil, it has, at least, indirectly shown the vigour of the evolving Indian nation. For once, all Indian forgot their immediate petty identities to support their country with one voice. The nationalist zeal witnessed during the Kargil crisis has only consolidated the Indian nation-state and here Pakistn’s attempt to break ‘India definitely had the opposite impact.

Eventhough, Kargilisation of lndo-Pak relations has dealt a heavy blow to the bilateral relations, India should not com­pletely lose hope. So even as India should strengthen its security apparatus, she should simultaneously engage in confi­dence building measures with Pakistan.