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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Kargil Review Committee was a four-member panel constituted by the Government of India in July 1999 to examine the intelligence and security failures preceding the Kargil conflict.
- Who chaired the Kargil Review Committee and who were its members?
- What were the main recommendations of the Kargil Review Committee?
- How does the Kargil Review Committee differ from a Commission of Inquiry?
- Were the Kargil Review Committee's recommendations implemented?

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## Timeline

1. 29 July 1999

   The Kargil Review Committee (KRC) was constituted by the Government of India through a Cabinet Committee on Security decision dated , while the Kargil confli…

2. 7 January 2000

   The committee submitted its report to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on , and the report was tabled in Parliament on 23 February 2000 as "From Surprise…

3. 23 February 2000

   The committee submitted its report to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 7 January 2000, and the report was tabled in Parliament on as "From Surprise to…

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In January 2000, K. Subrahmanyam submitted the Kargil Review Committee report to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, leading the government to constitute a Group of Ministers on National Security in April 2000.

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