From the mountains of Kargil to the battlefields of Ukraine, two conflicts separated by more than two decades reveal how dependence on foreign-controlled technology can become a strategic vulnerability. Military cinema has a way of holding up a mirror to a nation’s history. The Netflix web series Operation Safed Sagar dramatizes the Indian Air Force’s high-altitude aerial campaign during the 1999 Kargil War. The show captures the sheer grit, tactical ingenuity and raw courage of pilots flying combat aircraft through narrow Himalayan valleys. Beyond the human drama, it highlights a fundamental truth of modern warfare: bravery on the front lines…