Hyderabad, July 26 -- The summer of 1999 is etched into every Indian's memory. A war defined by the extraordinary courage and supreme sacrifice of men who fought the Pakistani Army and infiltrators on the icy heights of Kargil. For the first time, Indians were given a glimpse of an actual battleground, because until then, war had largely existed through history books and cinema.

The summer of 1999 - the Kargil war - changed that forever.

It has been over 25 years since, more than a quarter of a century. A lot has changed. A new millennium arrived. The attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) reshaped global politics. Mobile phones, smartphones, social media brought the world closer. Consumerisation, influencers, a pandemic followed. And ...