# BS Dhanoa recalls Ajay Ahuja’s widow questioning his wartime mission 2026-08-15T12:22:38+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Former Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja’s widow asked him why he had sent her husband on the mission during the 1999 Kargil conflict. Speaking to Times Now, Dhanoa said the exchange differed from its portrayal in Netflix’s Operation Safed Sagar, but the question affected him deeply. He recalled telling her that he had expected Ahuja to return. Dhanoa also defended his squadron’s flight-safety record, saying it had suffered two Category-I ejection accidents during his tenure, with both pilots surviving and returning to flying. He said India’s decision not to cross the Line of Control reflected the political objective of fighting a limited war without escalation. Military objectives, he said, had to follow political objectives. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Ajay Ahuja, BS Dhanoa, Indian Air Force, Kargil War, Operation Safed Sagar Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bs-dhanoa-recalls-ajay-ahujas-widow-questioning-his-wartime-mission/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bs-dhanoa-recalls-ajay-ahujas-widow-questioning-his-wartime-mission/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.