There was only one thing that was done exceptionally well by Musharraf. And that was element of surprise. He caught Indian Army with pants down and exposed serious failure of IA on intelligence front.Kargil was well-executed with the element of surprise early on but what was the endgame?
However, the list of failures is very long. Some of them are monumental. Not taking PAF and PN in confidence was one of them. And not thinking through the end estate was another. Not taking PM was something which is refuted by many but that also worked for India very well.
At the end of day, all conflicts are judged as a whole. Moments of brilliance or pockets of excellence are lost in an overall loss.


