The Kargil War was fought against infiltrators from Pakistan, who crossed the Line of Control (LoC) into Indian territory during the winter of 1998. He resided in the defenses of the fort, which overlooked NH 1A in the Dras and Batalik sectors of Kargil. Ladakh region. In 1999, the war lasted from 8 May to 26 July 1999, when India successfully completed Operation Vijay.
On July 26, 2022, India will honor the heroic sacrifice and bravery of the brave soldiers who were martyred in retrieving the various mountain heights taken by Pakistani infiltrators in Kashmir, celebrating the 23rd anniversary of its victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War.
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Tensions escalated during the 1990s due to separatist actions in Kashmir, some of which were funded by Pakistan. The Lahore Declaration was an attempt by India and Pakistan to find a peaceful bilateral solution to the issue. It was signed in February 1999. However, some paramilitary elements of the Pakistani Armed Forces were training secretly in Indian territory, while some of them were acting under the pretext of Mujahideen.
By breaking the ties between Kashmir and Ladakh, Pakistan hoped that it would force the Indian Army to leave the Siachen Glacier. If they were successful, India would have been forced to discuss a solution to the larger problem of Kashmir.
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Pakistan X Corps commander Lt Gen Mahmood Ahmed, Major Generals Javed Hasan and Ashraf Rashid, and then Pakistan Army General Pervez Musharraf masterminded the illegal Pakistani occupation of Kargil. The then Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif claimed to be not aware of this operation.
India used conventional military force to counter a militarized insurgency by Pakistan. Kargil also offered a tactical puzzle piece for military strategists. Direct-firing weapons were first used by artillery.
The Indian Air Force was instructed not to cross the LoC in Kargil. Fighter pilots had to come up with new angles of attack as most of the enemies were virtually on the LoC.
The Pakistani Army was eventually defeated by the Indian Army, and on July 26, 1999, they were forced to withdraw from their occupied Indian territory.
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