The army was prepared to thwart any repeat of the Kargil intrusions of 1999, which were the result of 'trusting the adversary,' a senior military officer said in Kargil on Friday.
"The army was deceived by the adversary as we believed that they will abide by the Shimla Agreement. We were at fault in 1999 in trusting our adversary," General Officer Commanding, 14 Corps, Lt Gen J K Mohanty told visiting media persons on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of Kargil Brigade.
Mohanty said the Army had taken several steps to prevent a repetition of 1999 when India lost over 500 soldiers while evicting Pakistan-backed intruders from strategic heights
in the Kargil region.
"The entire border has been sealed and the patrolling has been intensified. With the cooperation of the people, the army has succeeded in achieving its goals," the officer said.
In response to a question, he said there was no recorded bid of infiltration by militants from across the border in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir controlled by 14 Corps.
Mohanty said the army had no problems with the reopening of Kargil-Skardu route across the Line of Control. "In fact, the Army wants it to be open as we want people of both sides to meet each other," he said, adding that Pakistan was not agreeing to the idea of reopening of the road.