WEBVTT 00:13.063 --> 00:16.980 Boys, from today, we will start high-altitude bombing trials. 00:17.063 --> 00:20.813 We will climb to 30,000 feet well before the target sector. 00:21.438 --> 00:24.355 Above the clouds and out of their missile range. 00:24.980 --> 00:28.771 But remember, no one in the world has tried this on mountains. 00:29.313 --> 00:30.980 The peaks we want to target, 00:31.063 --> 00:34.105 their flat top will not be more than 200 meters. 00:34.771 --> 00:37.896 We have dumb bombs that will go at jet speed. 00:38.438 --> 00:43.063 Therefore, the release altitude, jet speed, and GPS position 00:43.146 --> 00:47.021 must be extremely accurate so that the bombs land directly 00:47.105 --> 00:49.063 on this narrow 200-meter target. 00:49.146 --> 00:51.855 If the release is even a second late, 00:51.938 --> 00:55.480 the bomb will miss the target peak and fall into the valley ahead. 00:55.563 --> 00:58.480 And if we release the bombs too early in the heat of the moment, 00:58.563 --> 01:01.646 they could fall into the valley before the target, 01:01.730 --> 01:04.605 right where our own soldiers are positioned. 01:04.688 --> 01:09.355 So, boys, in this mission, neither we nor our machines can afford to fail. 01:09.438 --> 01:11.521 Man and machine must operate as one. 01:16.896 --> 01:18.521 Trident, check position. 01:19.230 --> 01:20.230 Hercules 2. 01:23.230 --> 01:24.396 Hercules 2, Joker. 01:26.438 --> 01:28.230 Did he say "Hercules"? 01:28.313 --> 01:29.480 Please confirm. 01:30.396 --> 01:33.688 Correction. I'm sorry. I meant, Trident approaching release point. 01:33.771 --> 01:36.021 Wasn't Hercules Ahuja's radio call sign? 01:37.021 --> 01:37.938 Yes, sir. 01:38.730 --> 01:41.146 Maybe… Maybe he just said it by mistake. 01:41.230 --> 01:42.938 Trident releasing bombs in five, 01:43.605 --> 01:47.688 four, three, two, one. 01:48.563 --> 01:50.396 Now. Bombs away. 02:03.855 --> 02:04.813 Seven forty. 02:08.188 --> 02:10.938 Bomb off target. Radial error, 1230. 02:12.480 --> 02:13.563 Bomb off target, sir. 02:13.646 --> 02:16.646 Radial error, 1230. Linear error, 740 meters. 02:16.730 --> 02:17.813 Let's keep going. 02:19.230 --> 02:21.771 Let's see the difference recorded by the other sorties. 02:21.855 --> 02:23.188 Five, four, 02:23.271 --> 02:25.438 three, two, one. 02:25.521 --> 02:27.313 Now! Bombs away! 02:35.396 --> 02:36.563 Bomb off target. 02:40.438 --> 02:41.688 Bombs away! 02:49.063 --> 02:53.355 You're a long way off, Tony. Linearly and radially. 02:54.480 --> 02:57.105 Sir, many of the variables needs to be factored in. 02:57.188 --> 02:58.271 We'll get there soon. 02:58.355 --> 03:00.813 Your soon is already too late for the Army. 03:01.855 --> 03:03.271 I want a hard commitment. 03:03.938 --> 03:06.271 - One week, ten days, just tell me-- - Three days, sir. 03:10.521 --> 03:12.396 We'll be ready in three days, sir. 03:17.396 --> 03:23.188 All right. On the fourth day, I will consider this trial a failure. 03:24.105 --> 03:24.938 Sir. 03:34.313 --> 03:36.896 What? You don't want to do it? 03:38.896 --> 03:41.813 Everyone outside this room thinks that this strategy is useless. 03:42.896 --> 03:45.355 If you guys think the same, just let me know. 03:46.605 --> 03:50.605 Sir, none of us here have any doubts about your strategy. 03:50.688 --> 03:53.146 If we hadn't just hard-committed three days 03:53.230 --> 03:55.688 for the extrapolation of the parameters 03:55.771 --> 03:58.605 and met charts, then I think we still had a chance. 04:00.230 --> 04:01.313 Exactly, sir. 04:01.396 --> 04:03.855 For such complex calculations and all, 04:05.980 --> 04:08.396 three days are practically a little less, sir. 04:08.480 --> 04:11.271 Our army has been fighting a war for the last one month, 04:12.146 --> 04:13.771 and three days are too less for you? 04:15.188 --> 04:16.105 Hmm? 04:16.688 --> 04:17.521 Do you even know 04:18.271 --> 04:21.855 that just to recapture some of the peaks from the Tololing complex, 04:21.938 --> 04:23.688 they have been fighting for three weeks? 04:24.855 --> 04:27.730 How many senior officers and how many soldiers have been martyred? 04:27.813 --> 04:29.063 Do you even have a clue? 04:30.355 --> 04:32.271 At the height of 16,000 feet, 04:32.355 --> 04:34.688 minus 10-degree temperatures, with less oxygen, 04:34.771 --> 04:38.688 they are climbing with 25 kilos of ration and ammunition on their backs. 04:38.771 --> 04:39.980 They don't have any cover. 04:40.063 --> 04:42.688 They are directly in the enemy's line of sight. 04:42.771 --> 04:44.480 Before they start, they think 04:44.563 --> 04:48.105 that maybe they should carry less rations so that they can carry more ammunition. 04:48.188 --> 04:49.146 Maybe it'll help. 04:50.980 --> 04:53.396 And even if they keep crawling through the night 04:53.480 --> 04:57.021 and somehow manage to reach there after dodging enemy bullets, 04:57.105 --> 04:59.521 they would still need the energy for hand-to-hand combat. 04:59.605 --> 05:01.480 Where will they get this energy from? 05:02.313 --> 05:04.438 In spite of knowing all this, they're still fighting. 05:04.521 --> 05:07.146 Right now, they're fighting to avenge our brave martyred brothers, 05:07.230 --> 05:10.771 and they're fighting to show the Pakistan Army and their politicians 05:10.855 --> 05:14.021 that we Indians are not going to offer our mountains to you on a platter. 05:16.063 --> 05:17.480 The Indian Army is getting crushed 05:17.563 --> 05:19.146 - and you guys are-- - Sir, we'll do it. 05:21.730 --> 05:23.188 Come what may, we'll do this, sir. 05:24.313 --> 05:26.230 - Boys? - We'll do it, sir! 05:29.146 --> 05:31.771 The Indian Army is depending on the Indian Air Force… 05:33.230 --> 05:35.188 and the Indian Air Force depends on us. 05:37.146 --> 05:39.480 Do whatever calculations you need to do. 05:39.563 --> 05:42.313 Don't think of it as just three days. You have 72 hours. 05:44.438 --> 05:48.021 This time, neither can our machines fail nor can we. Let's get them. 05:55.980 --> 05:57.146 We owe this to Ahuja. 06:53.646 --> 06:56.605 Arrows, we need to set up a proper workflow. 06:57.646 --> 07:00.230 We'll need the weather data from the Met Department. 07:00.313 --> 07:03.105 But I have already given Chou sir the data for the month of June. 07:03.188 --> 07:07.646 Not just this June's data, but we need data of every June for the last ten years. 07:07.730 --> 07:11.355 I'll feed all the data along with all of the variables into the computer, 07:11.438 --> 07:14.230 and calculate the ideal bomb release point. 07:14.313 --> 07:17.146 We'll keep on calculating and we'll keep dropping bombs. 07:17.230 --> 07:20.146 And we'll keep at it till we get it right. 07:24.230 --> 07:25.313 Griffin, bombs away. 07:37.438 --> 07:39.605 Bombs away! 07:44.646 --> 07:46.063 Arrow, bombs away! 07:50.313 --> 07:53.605 What the hell are we missing, guys? What the hell are we missing? 07:53.688 --> 07:57.146 Sir, all parameters are accounted for. Winds, speed, temperature, met chart-- 07:57.230 --> 07:59.438 Baldy, your calculations are absolutely correct. 07:59.521 --> 08:01.896 But somehow, our bombs are still falling way ahead of our target. 08:01.980 --> 08:03.646 Sir, there is one thing. 08:03.730 --> 08:07.480 At the altitude 30,000 feet, the air should be much thinner, right? 08:09.146 --> 08:10.021 Right, sir. 08:11.230 --> 08:12.105 Air density. 08:12.188 --> 08:13.938 Baldy, 08:14.021 --> 08:17.188 try multiplying the formula of air density with rho by rho zero. 08:17.938 --> 08:18.896 Sir. 08:25.521 --> 08:26.730 Sangy. 08:26.813 --> 08:28.855 - Jai Hind, sir. - Welcome back. 08:28.938 --> 08:29.855 Thank you, sir. 08:35.230 --> 08:36.063 Dhali. 09:32.188 --> 09:34.313 Hercules 2, breaking off. 09:34.396 --> 09:36.230 We all need some help, Dhali. 09:37.396 --> 09:39.105 Hercules 2, fuel check. 09:40.605 --> 09:43.521 He should have released the bomb by now. Check status. 09:44.146 --> 09:45.813 Trident, check position. 09:48.105 --> 09:51.438 Trident, release point overshot. I'm sorry. Can I please do another pass? 09:51.521 --> 09:54.188 What the hell is Dhali doing? Tell him to come back. 09:54.271 --> 09:56.355 Negative, Trident. Return to base. 09:58.355 --> 10:00.063 Trident returning to base. 10:06.563 --> 10:09.105 Adonis, bombs away! 10:13.771 --> 10:15.771 Now, bombs away! 10:19.605 --> 10:21.438 Bombs away! 10:33.771 --> 10:36.146 Sir, linear error, 450 meters. 10:36.771 --> 10:39.188 And radially, we're sharp at twelve o'clock. 10:39.980 --> 10:41.313 Let's do one thing, Baldy, 10:42.396 --> 10:44.813 I think we should fine-tune the forward-throw formula. 10:44.896 --> 10:47.438 - We'll find something there. - Sure, sir. 11:08.813 --> 11:09.896 Yes, Dhali? 11:09.980 --> 11:14.688 Sir, I got distracted for a couple of seconds in the air. 11:14.771 --> 11:15.646 Distracted? 11:17.355 --> 11:20.480 Sir, the… the fuel meters were-- 11:20.563 --> 11:22.438 Dhali, you know as much as I do. 11:22.521 --> 11:24.438 Right now, there is no room for distraction. 11:24.521 --> 11:27.146 One small mistake in the actual operation 11:27.230 --> 11:29.730 and the bomb could fall on our own soldiers. 11:29.813 --> 11:32.313 I understand. It won't happen again, sir. 11:36.438 --> 11:37.938 I can't let you fly right now. 11:39.438 --> 11:40.355 For your sake. 11:41.938 --> 11:43.438 And for everyone else's sake. 11:52.355 --> 11:54.980 Sir, there's concerning news coming from Southeast Asia. 11:55.063 --> 11:58.021 Indian Air Force is doing high-altitude bombing trials. 12:03.896 --> 12:05.105 What the hell was that, Zinni? 12:05.188 --> 12:08.521 They're trying GPS guidance on their Stone Age MiG-21s. 12:08.605 --> 12:10.063 Jesus Christ. 12:11.813 --> 12:13.813 If the Indian Air Force gets back in there, 12:13.896 --> 12:16.355 this whole fucking mess could blow up in our face. 12:16.438 --> 12:18.230 The trials will not succeed, sir. 12:18.980 --> 12:21.646 Pentagon's been monitoring. I got it covered. 12:22.521 --> 12:24.105 We'd better take care of this. 12:24.188 --> 12:26.938 One misstep and this whole thing could go nuclear in no time. 12:27.563 --> 12:29.771 Got that right, sir. 12:46.521 --> 12:49.980 Releasing bombs in three, two, one. 12:50.063 --> 12:51.688 Now! Griffin, bombs away! 13:01.063 --> 13:02.271 Flying Officer Baldy. 13:07.855 --> 13:09.188 Error, 370 meters, sir. 13:11.896 --> 13:13.105 Who's up next? 13:13.188 --> 13:14.021 Sangy? 13:15.063 --> 13:15.896 Yes, sir. 13:23.105 --> 13:24.980 Releasing bombs in five, 13:25.063 --> 13:28.271 four, three, two, one. 13:28.938 --> 13:30.688 Now! Adonis, bombs away! 13:44.271 --> 13:46.605 Linear error, 360 meters, sir. 13:52.146 --> 13:53.021 Uh… 13:54.396 --> 13:56.980 I think we have time for one more sortie, don't we? 13:57.938 --> 13:59.021 Let's try, sir. 13:59.105 --> 14:01.938 Tony, all of your calculations are absolutely correct. 14:02.646 --> 14:06.188 But there at that height, who knows what other error is happening. 14:06.271 --> 14:07.146 Hmm. 14:10.105 --> 14:11.688 - Baldy. - Sir? 14:11.771 --> 14:13.688 Just call the Met Department again. 14:13.771 --> 14:17.188 Let's check if there's any difference in today's weather forecast and our chart. 14:17.271 --> 14:20.813 Sir, I've been taking hourly updates from the Met Department. 14:20.896 --> 14:22.855 Cross-checked everything, sir. There's no difference. 14:22.938 --> 14:26.771 Baldy, we've done all these calculations on paper. Maybe you're missing something. 14:26.855 --> 14:30.438 Some data, entry, some variable, some parameter, something. 14:33.896 --> 14:37.396 You gave it your best, Tony. 14:39.646 --> 14:41.771 But this strategy doesn't seem to work. 14:50.730 --> 14:54.063 Boys, I'm proud of you, for even attempting this. 14:54.771 --> 14:56.188 But it's time to… 14:58.355 --> 14:59.271 call it off. 15:18.605 --> 15:19.563 Steady, Dhali. 15:19.646 --> 15:21.230 - Dhali? - Steady. 15:23.480 --> 15:25.896 - Dhali, enough now. - Fuel meter, Dhali. 15:25.980 --> 15:27.563 The bombing trials have failed. 15:31.438 --> 15:32.438 So? 15:36.396 --> 15:38.730 Dhali, we all feel the loss of Ahuja sir. 15:39.813 --> 15:41.813 I can understand what you must be going through. 15:52.188 --> 15:53.313 Were you there? 15:55.813 --> 15:57.188 Were either of you there? 15:58.396 --> 16:00.813 Were any of you there flying with Ahuja sir? 16:02.063 --> 16:03.105 No, right? 16:09.188 --> 16:10.646 Then you won't be able to understand. 16:50.355 --> 16:51.313 Hello, ma'am. 16:51.396 --> 16:52.230 Yes? 16:53.896 --> 16:54.980 Mrs. Alka Ahuja? 16:55.855 --> 16:57.730 I'm here from the Maruti showroom. 16:57.813 --> 17:00.438 Here's the brand-new car your husband had booked for you. 17:02.230 --> 17:03.271 Congratulations. 17:06.063 --> 17:07.688 Here are some registration papers-- 17:07.771 --> 17:08.855 You can leave them here. 17:08.938 --> 17:11.355 I'll get them signed and send them to you. 17:11.438 --> 17:13.563 - Have a nice day. Thank you. - Thank you. 17:24.813 --> 17:26.521 I forgot to smile that day. 17:29.271 --> 17:30.271 Hmm? 17:32.730 --> 17:35.896 You know, whenever Ajay would go for his sortie, 17:35.980 --> 17:38.730 I would always smile at him and then see him off. 17:39.563 --> 17:41.813 But the day he was leaving for Srinagar… 17:52.646 --> 17:53.646 Let's go. 18:42.855 --> 18:45.771 Sir, there's no need for servicing right now. 18:45.855 --> 18:48.355 So I've put the ground crew on standby for the moment. 18:48.438 --> 18:50.188 Do we have any handheld GPS? 18:52.105 --> 18:52.938 Uh… 18:53.646 --> 18:54.896 Uh, yes, we do, sir. 18:57.438 --> 18:58.313 Get it here. 19:00.105 --> 19:00.938 Right, sir. 19:05.063 --> 19:06.396 Chou, we're on the tarmac, 19:06.480 --> 19:09.313 but the coordinates indicate that we are on the runway. 19:12.021 --> 19:15.646 Look at this. The GPS error is exactly of 250 meters. 19:20.605 --> 19:24.271 Sir, I wanted to inform you that the US has attempted to sabotage our trials. 19:24.355 --> 19:25.563 What do you mean? 19:25.646 --> 19:26.646 As you know, 19:26.730 --> 19:29.813 we get our GPS signals through the US Air Force, sir. 19:29.896 --> 19:30.938 My hunch is 19:31.021 --> 19:33.563 that they might have degraded our GPS signals. 19:33.646 --> 19:36.063 Our calculations are absolutely correct, sir. 19:36.146 --> 19:39.355 But I think they've used their satellite to weaken our GPS signals, 19:39.438 --> 19:42.021 and that is the reason why the system shows an error. 19:42.105 --> 19:43.438 Sir, I went to different locations 19:43.521 --> 19:45.813 and checked the signal of the GPS device myself. 19:45.896 --> 19:49.396 The GPS is off by exactly 250 meters, we can account for it, sir. 19:49.480 --> 19:53.605 I… I'm still waiting for the good news, Tony. 19:53.688 --> 19:54.771 For that, we need… 19:56.480 --> 19:57.813 that fourth day of trials. 19:59.438 --> 20:02.063 Sir, if we release the bomb a little earlier 20:02.146 --> 20:03.730 at the same release altitude, 20:03.813 --> 20:05.521 we can accommodate the GPS lag. 20:12.771 --> 20:17.396 Releasing bomb in three, two, one. 20:17.480 --> 20:19.146 Now! Arrow, bombs away! 20:28.771 --> 20:30.146 One twenty. 20:30.813 --> 20:34.521 Bomb almost on target. Error, 120 meters only. Jai Hind! 20:34.605 --> 20:35.646 Jai Hind. 20:36.271 --> 20:39.105 Sir, error only 120 meters. 20:50.730 --> 20:51.563 Sir. 20:51.646 --> 20:52.938 - Good job, Tony. - Thank you, sir. 20:53.021 --> 20:55.188 I'm glad that I gave you that fourth day. 20:57.563 --> 21:00.730 Sir, at first our soldiers were only able to see the mountains, 21:01.605 --> 21:02.646 not their army. 21:03.605 --> 21:07.021 But now their army will only be able see the clouds. 21:07.105 --> 21:07.980 Not our planes. 21:10.563 --> 21:14.105 We'll go to Drass this evening to obtain coordinates from our army… 21:15.230 --> 21:16.480 and we'll also tell them 21:17.313 --> 21:19.938 that Operation Safed Sagar is back. 21:20.896 --> 21:21.771 Sir. 21:27.188 --> 21:31.355 Sir, Point 5140 is the highest peak in West Kargil within the Tololing sector. 21:31.438 --> 21:33.188 We've had most of our casualties right here. 21:33.271 --> 21:36.646 From this peak, the enemy has choked up our whole valley. 21:36.730 --> 21:41.105 So we request you to first and foremost bomb this area over here. 21:41.188 --> 21:45.563 For our Indian Army, Point 5140 is the highest and the most difficult peak 21:45.646 --> 21:47.438 to recapture in the Drass sector. 21:47.521 --> 21:51.563 From there, the enemy is able to directly target our National Highway 1. 21:51.646 --> 21:56.980 So as a matter of strategy, it is critical that we recapture this peak first. 21:57.063 --> 21:58.855 Okay, Sartaj. For the bombing, 21:58.938 --> 22:01.563 you'll provide us with the coordinates of Point 5140. 22:01.646 --> 22:04.438 And for the coordination between the Army and the Air Force, 22:04.521 --> 22:07.313 we will be deploying a forward air-controller there, 22:07.396 --> 22:09.521 who will accompany your forward troops 22:09.605 --> 22:12.021 and will also do the conversion of the target coordinates, 22:12.105 --> 22:15.230 and also relay the real-time locations of both the sides. 22:16.021 --> 22:19.855 Sir, I genuinely think there's no one better than Baldy for this technical job. 22:21.188 --> 22:22.063 Sir. 22:23.688 --> 22:25.396 That's it, then. 22:25.480 --> 22:29.021 Operation Safed Sagar resumes with 5140. 22:30.188 --> 22:31.313 Good night. 22:32.355 --> 22:33.938 - Jai Hind, sir. - Jai Hind. 22:35.271 --> 22:38.188 After international pressure and widespread condemnation 22:38.271 --> 22:40.813 of the brutal killing of Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja, 22:40.896 --> 22:43.396 Pakistan has now released Flight Lieutenant Nishant 22:43.480 --> 22:44.855 of the Indian Air Force. 22:44.938 --> 22:46.563 In the latest from South Asia, 22:46.646 --> 22:48.480 Pakistan has rebuffed American attempts 22:48.563 --> 22:51.021 to mediate in the escalating Kargil conflict, 22:51.105 --> 22:55.021 insisting it remains a bilateral matter between Islamabad and New Delhi. 22:55.105 --> 22:58.313 Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz is now travelling to India 22:58.396 --> 23:01.355 for direct talks with his counterpart, Jaswant Singh. 23:03.480 --> 23:04.688 Mr. Vajpayee, 23:05.938 --> 23:08.396 Mr. Prime Minister and the whole Pakistan cabinet 23:08.480 --> 23:10.271 is very sorry to hear about… 23:11.230 --> 23:13.480 the martyrdom of your soldiers and pilot, 23:14.438 --> 23:15.605 Ajay Ahuja. 23:15.688 --> 23:18.896 We thought that he died because of the impact of the crash. 23:18.980 --> 23:22.646 But I guess he fell into the hands of the Mujahideen. 23:22.730 --> 23:25.646 Mr. Prime Minister want me to personally talk to the Mujahideens 23:25.730 --> 23:27.313 so that things could cool down. 23:28.063 --> 23:31.980 And that's why we handed over your pilot, Nishant, back to you safely. 23:32.063 --> 23:35.688 I am ready to mediate with the Mujahideens in the future as well. 23:36.521 --> 23:39.230 But this mediation can only happen 23:39.313 --> 23:43.688 if India agrees to discuss the Kashmir issue with us. 23:49.105 --> 23:50.396 Mr. Vajpayee, 23:51.563 --> 23:54.646 you, uh, need to trust Pakistan. 23:56.605 --> 23:57.605 Hmm. 23:59.313 --> 24:01.396 Mr. Aziz, I do trust… 24:02.438 --> 24:05.730 that this issue can be solved by Pakistan alone. 24:18.105 --> 24:19.313 Sir, India has deployed 24:19.396 --> 24:21.438 another 15,000 soldiers in the Kargil sector. 24:21.521 --> 24:24.396 What does it matter if there are 1,000 or 15,000? 24:24.480 --> 24:27.063 It's been more than three weeks since we were discovered. 24:27.146 --> 24:29.480 Could the Indian Air Force or the Army harm us in any way? 24:29.563 --> 24:32.063 Aziz, as long as we have the advantage of height, 24:32.146 --> 24:35.855 the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army, we can crush both of them. 24:38.396 --> 24:41.396 Sir, I have really tried my best, but the man is very stubborn. 24:41.480 --> 24:43.313 Then we can make an example out of him. 24:43.396 --> 24:47.021 Make such an example out of him that their souls start trembling 24:47.105 --> 24:49.480 even before they think of entering Pakistan. 24:49.563 --> 24:51.396 Sir, what about the international community? 24:51.480 --> 24:53.271 To hell with the international community. 24:56.438 --> 24:59.188 Such an important call on an unsecured line? 24:59.271 --> 25:00.896 Shame on you, Mr. Sartaj. 25:00.980 --> 25:03.855 This, even by Pakistani standards, is pathetic. 25:03.938 --> 25:06.188 General Musharraf's character was… 25:07.188 --> 25:10.730 already on display for all to see during the peace talks. 25:11.396 --> 25:13.896 But be it the Army or the cabinet, 25:13.980 --> 25:17.313 it's now very clear that all of you are the same. 25:18.188 --> 25:19.271 Mr. Aziz, 25:20.188 --> 25:22.521 just go and inform Mr. Nawaz 25:22.605 --> 25:27.980 that the time for discussion and conversation is now completely over. 25:29.896 --> 25:31.063 Now, India… 25:32.896 --> 25:37.313 will talk with all of you only via the war in Kargil. 25:44.188 --> 25:46.105 Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh 25:46.188 --> 25:49.605 and Pakistan's Sartaj Aziz have just finished a two-hour-long meeting. 25:49.688 --> 25:52.313 But as you can clearly see, there are no answers being given 25:52.396 --> 25:54.646 to the questions being asked by the reporters. 25:57.230 --> 25:59.355 Why didn't they let him speak to the press? 26:01.896 --> 26:03.938 This is the biggest breaking news of the day. 26:04.021 --> 26:07.063 The phone recordings released by the Ministry of External Affairs today 26:07.146 --> 26:10.313 identified Pakistani Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf, 26:10.396 --> 26:11.896 who can be heard very clearly. 26:11.980 --> 26:14.313 All these recordings prove once again without a doubt 26:14.396 --> 26:17.396 that the attack in Kargil is not by the Mujahideen. 26:17.480 --> 26:20.188 In fact, the Pakistan Army was behind this operation. 26:20.271 --> 26:23.396 We are following extraordinary developments in South Asia, 26:23.480 --> 26:25.313 where leaked telephone conversations 26:25.396 --> 26:29.521 have fundamentally altered the narrative surrounding the Kargil conflict. 26:29.605 --> 26:31.813 These intercepted conversations 26:31.896 --> 26:35.521 between Pakistani Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf 26:35.605 --> 26:38.896 and his second in-command offer unprecedented insight 26:38.980 --> 26:42.938 in what appears to be a systematic deception campaign by Islamabad. 27:11.230 --> 27:13.730 Pardon me, I come here unannounced. 27:13.813 --> 27:14.813 Mr. Prime Minister. 27:16.896 --> 27:20.438 First of all, I'd like to apologize to the entire cabinet 27:20.521 --> 27:23.438 from the bottom of my heart for whatever trouble you all face 27:23.521 --> 27:25.105 because of those leaked tapes. 27:25.188 --> 27:28.938 I shouldn't have spoken the way I did on an unsecured line. 27:31.105 --> 27:32.563 Come, please have a seat. 27:33.938 --> 27:36.813 Forget about the tapes. We have China on our side, 27:37.730 --> 27:41.355 so what does it even matter what the rest of the world thinks about us? 27:41.938 --> 27:42.980 Isn't it? 27:47.938 --> 27:48.813 Isn't it? 27:54.188 --> 27:55.730 China is supporting us, right? 27:57.021 --> 27:58.688 It is. Of course. 27:59.605 --> 28:04.396 General Musharraf, the Chinese officials have clearly confirmed 28:04.480 --> 28:08.355 that they never, at any point during this operation, 28:08.438 --> 28:10.188 extended any support to you at all. 28:13.063 --> 28:14.813 Fear the almighty, Mr. Pervez. 28:16.355 --> 28:19.813 How much more are you going to lie to the whole cabinet, 28:19.896 --> 28:23.355 to the Prime Minister, to the people of our country? 28:27.605 --> 28:29.855 In the political scenery of Pakistan, 28:29.938 --> 28:34.730 you see, the Kashmir issue is an extremely complicated matter. 28:37.646 --> 28:39.813 Everyone really wants Kashmir, 28:41.646 --> 28:45.105 but the responsibility to acquire it, nobody wants that. 28:46.646 --> 28:51.230 If I hadn't lied to all of you and accepted this responsibility, 28:51.313 --> 28:54.105 could we have captured such a massive chunk of Kashmir 28:54.188 --> 28:55.771 like we have done today? 28:55.855 --> 28:56.688 Definitely not. 28:57.688 --> 29:01.313 Mr. Prime Minister, you would have stopped this operation 29:01.396 --> 29:03.771 under American pressure a long time ago. 29:05.105 --> 29:08.313 Which is what I should have done after the briefing on the 17th on May, 29:08.396 --> 29:09.896 but I'm doing it today. 29:09.980 --> 29:12.355 I declare Operation Koh-i-Paimaa 29:12.438 --> 29:14.521 done and dusted, cancelled and closed. 29:15.105 --> 29:17.105 Effective immediately. 29:20.188 --> 29:21.730 Now our country 29:21.813 --> 29:24.146 will not be paying for this unauthorized war 29:24.230 --> 29:25.771 started by General Musharraf. 29:25.855 --> 29:26.855 It's an order. 29:38.896 --> 29:42.146 February 23, 1999, Skardu Base. 29:43.396 --> 29:46.438 The Prime Minister was given a very comprehensive briefing 29:46.521 --> 29:49.313 on Tupac, the Mujahideen Operation. 29:53.855 --> 29:55.896 I'm sure you remember this photograph, sir. 29:56.896 --> 30:00.063 This was taken two days after the peace talks. 30:02.688 --> 30:05.896 And in that very meeting, the PM had given his approval 30:05.980 --> 30:07.938 to give the soldiers Stinger missiles, 30:08.480 --> 30:11.563 which were used to shoot down the Indian Air Force jets. 30:13.521 --> 30:15.771 Isn't this your signature, Mr. Prime Minister? 30:20.855 --> 30:23.730 Everything is happening with your approval, sir. 30:24.313 --> 30:26.146 But if you still think otherwise, 30:26.855 --> 30:28.938 then we can call the press in the morning 30:29.021 --> 30:31.563 and tell the whole world our side of the truth. 30:34.646 --> 30:37.063 Pervez Musharraf did not start this war. 30:37.146 --> 30:39.646 We've been at war with India since the Partition. 30:39.730 --> 30:44.021 But the point is that this time, we are winning this war. 30:44.105 --> 30:47.896 I would clearly like to inform the whole cabinet 30:47.980 --> 30:49.646 that the Pakistan Army 30:50.313 --> 30:53.313 is never going to back down from a war we are winning. 30:55.230 --> 30:58.188 Whether Islamabad is with us on this or not. 31:07.688 --> 31:10.980 Sir, Sangy and I checked out the blast pen. Everything's fine. 31:11.063 --> 31:13.355 And what about the men? Have they rested well? 31:16.980 --> 31:18.105 I'll just be back. 31:28.063 --> 31:29.146 Can I fly tomorrow, sir? 31:34.855 --> 31:36.480 I… I really need to, sir. 31:39.813 --> 31:41.730 - Look, Dhali, it's really not-- - Sir, please. 31:50.938 --> 31:52.605 I wish I could help you. 32:02.438 --> 32:03.271 Jai Hind, sir. 32:03.355 --> 32:04.230 Jai Hind. 32:19.355 --> 32:21.063 You will have to go back. 32:21.146 --> 32:22.605 We all need some help, Dhali. 32:23.438 --> 32:24.646 Cheers, Dhali. 32:24.730 --> 32:26.438 Hercules 2, fuel check. 32:26.521 --> 32:27.688 You will have to go back. 32:27.771 --> 32:29.188 We all need some help, Dhali. 32:29.271 --> 32:31.146 Hercules 2, breaking off. 32:46.021 --> 32:48.646 Hercules 2, fuel check. 32:49.771 --> 32:51.813 Hercules 2, breaking off. We all need some help. 32:51.896 --> 32:53.438 Hercules 2, breaking off. 33:17.605 --> 33:18.688 Dhali? 33:25.938 --> 33:26.855 At ease. 33:35.021 --> 33:36.521 It wasn't your fault. 33:44.521 --> 33:46.188 "Why was I low on fuel?" 33:46.271 --> 33:47.771 "Why did I turn back?" 33:48.563 --> 33:51.313 "If I hadn't come back, maybe Ahuja sir would be alive." 33:51.396 --> 33:53.271 That's what you've been thinking, right? 33:54.146 --> 33:55.105 Hmm? 33:57.480 --> 33:58.938 Stop thinking about all this. 34:01.271 --> 34:04.688 If it wasn't my fault, then why am I not able to face Alka ma'am? 34:05.688 --> 34:06.896 It was my fault. 34:09.021 --> 34:12.396 I used to boast a lot that I do so many things in the war, 34:12.480 --> 34:14.313 I used to talked big that I'd proved myself. 34:14.396 --> 34:15.896 But what have I done till now? 34:18.480 --> 34:20.355 I just took a U-turn and came back. 34:22.396 --> 34:24.313 Every time I close my eyes, I can't see anything 34:24.396 --> 34:25.896 but that fuel meter, sir. 34:27.188 --> 34:28.021 And… 34:29.396 --> 34:31.730 Why didn't he just let me go with him that day? 34:33.438 --> 34:36.688 When he needed me the most, I just came back. 34:41.021 --> 34:42.730 I couldn't do anything for him… 34:45.980 --> 34:48.271 - Why? - The war isn't over yet, Dhali. 34:49.230 --> 34:54.105 Tomorrow, we are going to bomb Drass's most critical peak, 5140. 34:54.188 --> 34:55.646 This will be my life's… 34:57.396 --> 35:00.855 and probably this mission's most important sortie, Dhali. 35:06.063 --> 35:08.021 And I want my best pilot with me. 35:10.813 --> 35:12.105 Will you fly with me? 35:18.063 --> 35:18.896 Tell me… 35:20.896 --> 35:22.230 will you fly with me? 35:54.646 --> 35:56.063 And now, sports news. 35:56.146 --> 35:59.605 Today, in Manchester, India will face Pakistan in the Super Six match. 35:59.688 --> 36:01.396 Both batsmen have entered. 36:01.480 --> 36:03.563 It's just a matter of time before the game begins. 36:03.646 --> 36:05.480 Tendulkar joined by Ramesh, 36:05.563 --> 36:07.313 who replaces an injured Ganguly. 36:08.313 --> 36:13.188 And we're underway with a hard new English ball in Wasim Akram's grip, 36:13.271 --> 36:17.313 up against the finest batsmen on the planet. 36:19.480 --> 36:22.146 Scanners to FAC, Arrow formation has taken off. 36:22.230 --> 36:23.813 Sartaj sir, they've taken off. 36:27.563 --> 36:29.271 Chanakya to Sangram. Over. 36:29.355 --> 36:33.063 - Sangram for Chanakya. Okay, pass. Over. - Eagles incoming. Stand by for attack. 36:33.146 --> 36:34.146 Roger. Over. 36:38.646 --> 36:40.188 Keep climbing to 30,000 feet. 36:40.271 --> 36:41.813 Roger. On your tail. 36:51.688 --> 36:52.855 What the hell? 36:55.730 --> 36:58.230 Arrow 1, your speed is fluctuating. All okay? 36:58.313 --> 36:59.855 I have a problem, Arrow 2. 36:59.938 --> 37:03.646 My airspeed indicator is misbehaving. Looks like a pitot tube blockage. 37:03.730 --> 37:05.438 I think we should abort this mission. 37:06.480 --> 37:07.980 But, Arrow 1, can I drop my bomb? 37:08.063 --> 37:11.271 Negative, Arrow 2. Without airspeed indication, I'm blind. 37:11.355 --> 37:13.105 You have to guide me back to the base now. 37:13.188 --> 37:15.771 We have to abort mission. Now. 37:16.855 --> 37:20.021 Sir, there is some technical glitch. They may be aborting the mission. 37:21.188 --> 37:22.063 Chanakya for Sangram. 37:22.146 --> 37:24.146 - Over. - Sangram for Chanakya. Okay, pass. Over. 37:24.230 --> 37:26.105 Hold position, Eagles aborting. 37:26.188 --> 37:27.688 Company, hold. 37:27.771 --> 37:30.188 Down the track he comes, lobs it skywards… 37:30.271 --> 37:32.521 Yeah! 37:34.813 --> 37:36.396 Well done, boys! 37:47.313 --> 37:48.563 Chin up, soldier. 37:59.063 --> 38:01.771 Sir, we don't have to abort this mission. 38:02.730 --> 38:04.730 If I can guide you all the way back to the base, 38:04.813 --> 38:07.188 then I can guide you for the bombing as well, sir. Trust me. 38:07.271 --> 38:08.480 Too risky for that, Dhali. 38:08.563 --> 38:10.980 I've said this before, the bombs could fall on our army as well. 38:11.063 --> 38:14.105 Sir, you just need to match my speed and my position. 38:14.188 --> 38:15.563 I will be your airspeed indicator. 38:15.646 --> 38:18.896 It's too risky, Dhali. This is not the Tosa Maidan. 38:18.980 --> 38:20.188 The stakes are too high. 38:20.271 --> 38:22.605 Sir, didn't you tell me that I'm your best pilot? 38:22.688 --> 38:24.230 I won't let you down, sir. 38:24.938 --> 38:26.980 I've already taken a U-turn and I'm not taking another. 38:27.063 --> 38:29.063 I have to do this for Hercules 1. 38:34.813 --> 38:36.938 All right. Let's do it. 38:39.980 --> 38:41.730 - For Ahuja. - Yes, sir. 38:43.688 --> 38:46.271 Sir, they're coming in for a second pass. 38:47.271 --> 38:48.521 Chanakya for Sangram. Over. 38:48.605 --> 38:51.855 The Air Force is coming back. Stand by to attack. Over. 38:51.938 --> 38:53.438 Roger, sir. Jai Hind. 38:55.730 --> 38:59.980 Up in the air. And Afridi has spilled it at deep mid-wicket. 39:00.063 --> 39:02.771 That will go down as a dropped chance and a boundary… 39:02.855 --> 39:05.855 Get the missiles ready! It's time to fight! 39:05.938 --> 39:08.813 Everyone, get the SAMs ready! Move forward! 39:08.896 --> 39:11.563 We're two minutes away from our release point, sir. 39:11.646 --> 39:15.021 Stay steady on my left echelon and try to match my exact position. 39:15.105 --> 39:16.813 Roger. Matching position. 39:17.855 --> 39:19.355 Sir, you seem to be falling behind. 39:19.438 --> 39:21.355 A touch of power, 2%. 39:21.438 --> 39:23.438 Power increase by 2%. 39:25.896 --> 39:26.771 In position. 39:26.855 --> 39:29.063 - Maintain position, sir. - Maintaining. 39:29.146 --> 39:31.313 Arrow 1, now turn right three degrees. 39:31.396 --> 39:33.230 Turning right, three degrees. 39:34.938 --> 39:37.896 Come closer, sir. Maintain position at half wingspan. 39:38.730 --> 39:40.646 Coming in, half wingspan. 39:41.646 --> 39:44.355 We are just 60 seconds away from the release point, sir. 39:44.438 --> 39:46.605 True airspeed should be 850 for bomb release. 39:46.688 --> 39:47.730 Let's increase now. 39:47.813 --> 39:50.980 Roger. Increasing, maintaining position. 39:51.063 --> 39:53.771 Thirty seconds left. Lock throttle now, sir. 39:53.855 --> 39:55.230 Throttle locked. 40:04.980 --> 40:06.396 Arming switches now. 40:07.313 --> 40:08.396 Switch is armed. 40:08.480 --> 40:10.146 Stand by to release in ten, 40:10.230 --> 40:12.688 nine, eight, 40:12.771 --> 40:16.105 seven, six, five, 40:16.688 --> 40:18.605 four, three, 40:19.230 --> 40:21.271 two, one! 40:21.355 --> 40:22.313 Now! 40:22.396 --> 40:23.896 Bombs away! 40:24.521 --> 40:25.813 Bombs away! 40:35.271 --> 40:37.730 Everybody, run! 40:43.605 --> 40:48.271 Yes! 41:06.605 --> 41:09.188 Chanakya for Sangram. Over. Bombing successful. 41:29.438 --> 41:31.813 Fire is raining from the sky. 41:48.396 --> 41:49.396 Yes! 42:36.021 --> 42:38.563 In the first two days of Operation Safed Sagar, 42:38.646 --> 42:41.438 after the loss of three aircraft and five pilots, 42:41.521 --> 42:44.146 the Indian Air Force has made a spectacular comeback. 42:44.230 --> 42:46.813 The Indian Air Force's MiG-21s made precise attacks 42:46.896 --> 42:48.813 in challenging mountainous terrain 42:48.896 --> 42:51.605 and cleared the way for the soldiers fighting on the ground. 42:51.688 --> 42:54.980 A feat that no other Air Force in the world could have achieved. 42:55.063 --> 42:57.605 - Hmm. - No, the doctor said I shouldn't. 42:57.688 --> 42:58.855 All okay? 42:58.938 --> 43:01.230 Point 5140 has finally been recaptured… 43:01.313 --> 43:03.271 Yeah, now it's all okay. 43:05.730 --> 43:08.813 But today's win is not just about regaining a peak. 43:08.896 --> 43:11.438 It is a message that India is sending to the world, 43:11.521 --> 43:15.021 that this war will lead to only one conclusion, saving our home. 43:22.813 --> 43:24.396 How far along are you? 43:28.771 --> 43:30.646 It's just been one month. 43:35.146 --> 43:36.105 Congratulations. 43:48.313 --> 43:49.355 When did you find out? 43:49.438 --> 43:50.730 A week ago. 43:50.813 --> 43:52.188 Why didn't you tell us? 43:54.605 --> 43:56.355 I thought it wasn't the right time. 43:58.188 --> 43:59.813 But this is good news, Madhavi. 44:02.188 --> 44:06.521 No time is ever right or wrong for good news. 44:28.313 --> 44:29.563 Baldy, does he know? 44:31.063 --> 44:32.105 - No. - Why? 44:35.230 --> 44:37.313 I will tell him the day he doesn't have a sortie. 44:46.480 --> 44:48.188 Hassan, what have you sent me? 44:48.271 --> 44:51.438 "Fire is raining from the sky." What do you mean? 44:51.521 --> 44:54.771 Sir, this was the last message from our soldiers from Point 5140. 44:54.855 --> 44:57.188 They were all sitting together listening to cricket commentary 44:57.271 --> 44:58.980 when the bombs started falling from above. 44:59.063 --> 45:01.146 Why aren't we using the Stinger missiles? 45:01.230 --> 45:03.313 Sir, our soldiers couldn't see the Indian jets. 45:03.396 --> 45:05.355 They could only hear them. 45:05.438 --> 45:07.480 What? How is that possible, Hassan? 45:08.355 --> 45:11.271 Nobody… It's impossible for any air force in the world 45:11.355 --> 45:12.896 to attack from such an altitude. 45:12.980 --> 45:15.813 I don't know how, but the Indian Air Force is doing it. 45:20.480 --> 45:24.396 We'll conquer We'll conquer Tololing 45:24.480 --> 45:26.438 We will conquer, hey! 45:26.521 --> 45:30.438 We'll conquer We'll conquer Tiger Hill 45:30.521 --> 45:32.355 We will conquer, hey! 45:32.438 --> 45:34.313 We will conquer! 45:36.480 --> 45:37.438 Boys! 45:38.355 --> 45:40.313 Today, after several weeks of fighting, 45:41.438 --> 45:43.771 we finally captured Point 5140 45:44.813 --> 45:46.855 and hoisted the Indian flag on the peak. 45:49.563 --> 45:50.438 But then… 45:51.105 --> 45:52.021 we're also aware… 45:52.771 --> 45:55.271 that to recapture this one peak, 45:55.355 --> 45:58.396 so many of our brothers sacrificed themselves. 45:59.896 --> 46:01.938 And their sacrifice won't be in vain. 46:03.730 --> 46:05.563 This war is still not over. 46:06.730 --> 46:09.563 For our brothers, in memory of our brothers, 46:09.646 --> 46:11.688 in honor of our beloved brothers, 46:11.771 --> 46:13.521 we will fight! 46:13.605 --> 46:14.896 We will fight, sir! 46:14.980 --> 46:16.563 We will keep fighting, sir! 46:16.646 --> 46:21.771 Hoist our flag on every single peak that belongs to us! 46:23.146 --> 46:23.980 Right? 46:31.563 --> 46:33.563 God knows how long this war will go on 46:33.646 --> 46:35.771 if we continue bombing one peak at a time. 46:35.855 --> 46:36.688 Yeah. 46:37.646 --> 46:39.313 We have to scale up, sir. 46:40.021 --> 46:41.980 For our army and these soldiers. 46:42.063 --> 46:43.563 I agree with you, Tony. 46:44.396 --> 46:46.730 But the Golden Arrows only have eight jets. 46:47.396 --> 46:50.646 And only those eight jets have an inbuilt GPS system. 46:51.271 --> 46:54.271 If we try to fit other jets with them, it'll take a few months. 46:54.355 --> 46:55.355 I know that, sir. 46:55.438 --> 46:56.313 Tony… 47:01.438 --> 47:02.480 I've got an idea. 47:13.396 --> 47:17.230 Thanks to the successful GPS bombing carried out by the Golden Arrows, 47:17.313 --> 47:20.146 the Army has captured its first post. 47:20.230 --> 47:24.313 And that's why what the Golden Arrows have started, 47:24.396 --> 47:26.063 we need to scale it up now. 47:28.146 --> 47:30.938 You're all being given these handheld GPS sets 47:31.021 --> 47:33.688 that we have sourced from the electronics markets 47:33.771 --> 47:35.396 throughout the country. 47:35.480 --> 47:39.188 These aren't as accurate as the GPS systems on the MiG-21. 47:39.271 --> 47:42.605 But when was the last time we waited for perfect conditions? 47:42.688 --> 47:44.771 Now we will bomb them day and night. 47:45.480 --> 47:48.938 Stick them to your wrists, your thighs, or even your cockpit walls, 47:49.021 --> 47:50.646 wherever you feel comfortable. 47:50.730 --> 47:55.771 But make sure you drop hell on those rats from every direction. 48:02.938 --> 48:07.730 In five, four, three, two, 48:07.813 --> 48:09.646 one. Now! 48:21.480 --> 48:22.896 Bombs away! 48:22.980 --> 48:24.480 Bombs away! 48:27.688 --> 48:29.605 Now! 48:29.688 --> 48:30.855 Bombs away! 48:36.271 --> 48:37.396 Bombs away! 48:38.605 --> 48:40.146 Bombs away! 49:01.771 --> 49:04.355 - Sir, long live Pakistan. - Long live Pakistan. 49:05.813 --> 49:07.188 So, what's the update here? 49:08.313 --> 49:10.396 - Sir, the morale is low. - Why? 49:11.480 --> 49:14.438 The news of the bombing has spread across all the other peaks as well. 49:15.813 --> 49:17.271 The soldiers are scared, sir. 49:18.063 --> 49:19.271 What are they scared of? 49:20.521 --> 49:24.146 When those enemy jets were dropping bombs, what were your soldiers doing? 49:25.396 --> 49:28.188 Sir, as I informed you during the phone call, 49:29.063 --> 49:31.355 they… they came from above the clouds. 49:32.438 --> 49:34.896 Our soldiers couldn't even fire the Stinger missiles. 49:37.480 --> 49:40.146 Hassan, why are bunkers always made of stones? 49:41.896 --> 49:44.313 Inform the soldiers at every peak 49:44.396 --> 49:47.563 that from now on, if they hear the enemy jets coming, 49:47.646 --> 49:50.730 then all the soldiers should hide in the stone bunkers. 49:50.813 --> 49:51.896 Okay, sir. 49:57.396 --> 49:59.230 Bombing successful. Move forward. 50:15.730 --> 50:16.688 Move!