Alternative route to Ladakh being opened
Efforts are afoot to speedily re-open the snow-bound Manali-Leh route via Himachal Pradesh to resume supplies to Ladakh, where Indian forces are locked in the fiercest-ever battle with Pakistan-backed infiltrators atop peaks in Kargil.

Miscalculations mark US' India policy -- Expert
Fundamental misunderstandings and miscalculations account for the Clinton administration's lack of "balance" in its India policies, according to a liberal US think tank.

India, Pak doing wrong thing, says concerned US
The United States has expressed serious concern over the shooting down of Indian fighter aircraft by Pakistan during the air operation over Kargil sector in Kashmir saying it might add "to the potential for further worsening of the situation".

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