Kargil history manily provides the information of past. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook. It is an analysis of how the intrusion by pakistan happened, how it was planned, what were the pakistani compulsions and. Kargil war also called as the kargil conflict was an armed conflict between indian and pakistani forces that took place between may and july 1999 in the kargil district of kashmir and along. Kargil was, in fact, on the pakistani side of the loc until 1971, when the indians evicted pakistani troops in a surprise attack. From may to july,1999, longsimmering tensions between india and pakistan erupted in a war over the line of control in the disputed region of jammu and kashmir. In india, the conflict is also referred to as operation vijay hindi. Kargil, part of the western ladakh region in the zaskar range of the himalayas. Apr 02, 2020 district map of kargil, showing major roads, district boundaries, headquarters, rivers and other towns of kargil, jammu and kashmir. Lavoy in the spring of 1999, indian soldiers patrolling near the town of kargil about 5 miles on their side of the kashmir line of. Pakistan and india in the maps were formerly integrated. An incisive and hardhitting narrative that reveals the behindthescenes activities affecting the kargil war. Kargil history history of kargil war kargil tourism.
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