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BS Dhanoa recalls Ajay Ahuja’s widow questioning his wartime mission
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,…
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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.
The Indian Opinion
The easy narratives are that a cinematic scene proves the exact historical exchange, or that commanders should have ignored political limits in wartime. Dhanoa’s account supports neither claim. It separates the widow’s real question from the series’ dramatisation and explains why operational choices followed civilian direction. The useful test is whether future accounts distinguish documented events from recreated dialogue, especially when discussing Ahuja’s final mission.
Source: timesnownews.com
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