1999
Kargil Conflict
Indian forces confront Pakistani troops and infiltrators occupying positions on the Indian side of the Line of Control near Kargil.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Kargil in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Indian forces confront Pakistani troops and infiltrators occupying positions on the Indian side of the Line of Control near Kargil.
Vajpayee leads India during the Kargil conflict after Pakistani forces occupy positions across the Line of Control.
Atal Behari Vajpayee's government authorizes Operation Vijay to evict infiltrating forces from Indian-held positions in the Kargil sector.
Provenance
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