Kargil Vijay Divas

Kargil Vijay Divas

After the Indo- pakistan War of 1971, there had been a long period with relatively few direct armed conflicts involving the military forces of the two neighbours- To control the Siachen Glacier both the countries had established the military outposts on the surrounding mountains ridges and the military skirmishes in 1980s. During the 1990s, however , escalating tensions and conflict due to separatist activities in Kashmir , as well as the conducting of nuclear tests by both countries in 1998, led to an increasingly belligerent atmosphere. In an attempt to defuse the situation , both countries signed the Lahore Declaration in February 1999, promising to provide a peaceful and bilateral solution to the Kashmir conflict. During the winter of 1998-1999 , some elements of the Pakistani armed forces were covertly training and sending Pakistani troops and paramilitary forces , into territory on the Indian side of the line of control (LOC) .  The infiltration was code named " operation bade" . The aim of the Pakistani  incursion was to sever the link between Kashmir and Ladakh and cause Indian troops to withdraw from the Siachen Glacier, thus forcing india to negotiate a settlement of a broader Kashmir dispute. Pakistan also believed that any tension in the region would internationalize the Kashmir issue , helping it to secure a speedy resolution. Yet another goal may have been to boost the morale of the decade - long rebellion in Indian State of Kashmir by taking a proactive role.On 1999 India successfully took command  of high outposts which had been lost to Pakistan. The Kargil was fought  for more than 60 days , ended on 26 July and resulted in loss of life on both sides.

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