The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict,[note (I)] was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh (erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir) and elsewhere along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay (Sanskrit: विजय, lit. 'Victory'), which was the codename of the Indian military operation in the region.[18] The Indian Air Force acted jointly with the Indian Army to flush out the Pakistan Army and paramilitary troops from vacated Indian positions along the LoC,[19] in what was designated as Operation Safed Sagar (Hindi: ऑपरेशन सफेद सागर, lit. 'White Sea').
The conflict was triggered by the infiltration of Pakistani troops-disguised as Kashmiri militants-into strategic positions on the Indian side of the LoC,which serves as the de facto border between the two countries in the disputed region of Kashmir. During its initial stages, Pakistan blamed the fighting entirely on independent Kashmiri insurgents, but documents left behind by casualties and later statements by Pakistan's Prime Minister and Chief of Army Staff showed the involvement of Pakistani paramilitary forces,led by General Ashraf Rashid.The Indian Army, later supported by the Indian Air Force, recaptured a majority of the positions on the Indian side of the LoC; facing international diplomatic opposition, Pakistani forces withdrew from all remaining Indian positions along the LoC.
The Kargil War is the most recent example of high-altitude warfare in mountainous terrain, and as such, posed significant logistical problems for the combatting sides. It also marks one of only two instances of conventional warfare between nuclear-armed states (alongside the Sino-Soviet border conflict). India had conducted its first successful test in 1974; Pakistan, which had been developing its nuclear capability in secret since around the same time, conducted its first known tests in 1998, just two weeks after a second series of tests by India.
3 May A Pakistani intrusion in the Kargil district is reported by local shepherds.
5 May Indian Army patrols are sent out in response to earlier reports; 5 Indian soldiers are captured and subsequently killed.
9 May Heavy shelling by the Pakistan Army damages Indian ammunition dumps in Kargil.
10 May Multiple infiltrations across the LoC are confirmed in Dras, Kaksar, and Mushkoh sectors.
Mid-May India moves in more soldiers from the Kashmir Valley to Kargil district.
26 May The Indian Air Force (IAF) begins airstrikes against suspected infiltrator positions.
27 May One IAF MiG-21 and one MiG-27 aircraft are shot down by Anza surface-to-air missiles of the Pakistan Army's Air Defence Corps;[62] Flt. Lt. Kambampati Nachiketa (pilot of the MiG-27) is captured by a Pakistani patrol and given POW status
28 May One IAF Mi-17 is shot down by Pakistani forces; four crew members are killed.
Day wise activities
1 June The Pakistan Army begins shelling operations on India's National Highway 1 in Kashmir and Ladakh.
5 June India releases documents recovered from three Pakistani soldiers that officially indicate Pakistan's involvement in the conflict.
6 June The Indian Army begins a major offensive in Kargil.
9 June Indian troops re-capture two key positions in the Batalik sector.
11 June India releases intercepts of conversations between Pakistani COAS Gen. Pervez Musharraf (on a visit to China) and CGS Lt. Gen. Aziz Khan (in Rawalpindi) as proof of the Pakistan Army's involvement in the infiltrations.
13 June Indian forces secure Tololing in Dras after a fierce battle with militias backed by Pakistani troops.
15 June United States President Bill Clinton forces then Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif to immediately pull all Pakistani troops and irregulars out from Kargil.
29 June Under pressure from their government, Pakistani forces begin their retreat from Indian-administered Kashmir and the Indian Army advances towards Tiger Hill.
4 July Three Indian regiments (Sikh, Grenadiers and Naga) engage elements of the remaining Pakistani Northern Light Infantry regiment in the Battle of Tiger Hill. The region is recaptured by Indian forces after more than 12 hours of fighting.
5 July Nawaz Sharif officially announces the Pakistan Army's withdrawal from Kargil following a meeting with President Clinton. Indian forces subsequently take control of Dras.
7 July Indian troops recapture Jubar Heights in Batalik.
11 July Pakistani forces disengage from the region; India retakes key peak points in Batalik.
14 July Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee declares Operation Vijay a success. The Indian government sets conditions for talks with Pakistan.
26 July Kargil War officially comes to an end. Indian Army announces the complete withdrawal of Pakistani irregular and regular forces.
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