Kargil War, known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control.
| FactSnippet No. 616,378 |
13 Facts About Kargil War
2.
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.
| FactSnippet No. 616,379 |
3.
Kargil War was targeted partly because the terrain was conducive to the preemptive seizure of several unoccupied military positions.
| FactSnippet No. 616,380 |
4.
Kargil War was significant for the impact and influence of the mass media on public opinion in both nations.
| FactSnippet No. 616,381 |
5.
Kargil War later claimed in his official biography that General Pervez Musharraf had moved nuclear warheads without informing him.
| FactSnippet No. 616,382 |
Related searches
Kargil district Pakistan Kashmir India Jammu Pervez Musharraf Parvez Musharraf Indian Army6.
End of the Kargil War conflict was followed by the 13th Indian General Elections to the Lok Sabha, which gave a decisive mandate to the National Democratic Alliance government.
| FactSnippet No. 616,383 |
7.
End and victory of the Kargil War is celebrated annually in India as Kargil Vijay Diwas.
| FactSnippet No. 616,384 |
8.
In 2012, Musharraf's senior officer and retired major-general Abdul Majeed Malik maintained that Kargil War was a "total disaster" and bitterly criticised General Musharraf.
| FactSnippet No. 616,385 |
9.
Many ex-officials of the military and the Inter-Services Intelligence believed that "Kargil War was a waste of time" and "could not have resulted in any advantage" on the larger issue of Kashmir.
| FactSnippet No. 616,386 |
10.
One US Intelligence study is reported to have stated that Kargil was yet another example of Pakistan's grand strategy, repeating the follies of the previous wars.
| FactSnippet No. 616,387 |
11.
In 2013, General Musharraf's close collaborator and confidential subordinate Lieutenant General Shahid Aziz revealed to Pakistan's news televisions and electronic media, that "[Kargil War] adventure' was India's intelligence failure and Pakistan's miscalculated move, the Kargil War operation was known only to General Parvez Musharraf and four of his close collaborators".
| FactSnippet No. 616,388 |
12.
Kargil War memorial, built by the Indian Army, is located in Dras, in the foothills of the Tololing Hill.
| FactSnippet No. 616,389 |
13.
The names of the soldiers who lost their lives in the Kargil War are inscribed on the Memorial Wall and can be read by visitors.
| FactSnippet No. 616,390 |