 At the time of Kargil war, NDA defence minister Jaswant Singh brought him back as his advisor.According to Hindustan Times quoting an article published in Caravan's May 2014 Issue, Rajiv Gandhi, along with Arun Singh and Arun Nehru, was responsible for taking decision on " go ahead" for Operation Blue Star despite Indira Gandhi's consistence reluctance against Army entering the sacred shrine .The decision was taken with an eye on the Lok Sabha polls slatted to be held at the end of 1984.

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