Back then our millirtary was small and disorganized. It was not until post 65 that India made a serious effort to modernize its military. Remember Nehru was a idealistic pacifist who thought India only needed police and no military. And you know what Gandhi thought about war. My point was when India entered the war Pakistan had already taken AJk and GB, and you know the defender has the advantage. Which is why its impressive that India was able to capture Srinagar, and secure the majority of Kashmir and Jammu as well as the entirety of Ladakh.
I already explained, Singh was an arrogant leader who did not want to accede to India. THink about it this way, accession would mean giving up his throne, why would he want that? I told you he was a typical arrogant South Asian Maharaj who thought he could deal with the insurgency completely by himself. And I also admit his arrogance would cause both of us problems down the line.
As for Kargil, I thought I made it clear that India's positions on peaks surrounding 5353 such as 5310 negates its strategic importance, which is why India conducts operations in the Drass Sector and Siachen highway unhindered, since it has the advantage in the area. Hell, The Indian army feels so secure it even allows tourists to visit the captured Kargil peaks. And I though I explained 5353 and the others were not occupied during Kargil, but after, and 5353 was only occupied because India occupied the surrounding peaks. I will admit, the Paksitan Army launched a pretty good operation to secure 5353 for itself, but it was still too little too late. BTW, 5353 is not even in the Kargil sector, but drass. The tallest most significant peak in Kargil is TIger Hill, which we captured.
Anyway, one last question. Do you think it was worth losing hundreds of men when all you have to show for it is one relatively insignificant peak? Especially when the stated objective was not meant. Remember India suffered fewer casualties than Pakistan, at least according to CIA estimates.
Anyway, I should be adding another post to my north Indian civilization thread today. so stay tuned for that. Cheers.