Kargil War
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The Kargil War was a 1999 armed conflict between India and Pakistan in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir, marked by high-altitude battles after infiltrators occupied strategic mountain positions along the Line of Control.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kargil War canonical | 26 |
| Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 (Kargil War) | 1 |
| Kargil Yudh | 1 |
| Kargil conflict | 1 |
| Operation Vijay (Kargil) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
India–Pakistan conflict
ⓘ
armed conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| aftermath | led to increased vigilance and militarization along the Line of Control ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kargil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Kargil Yudh
Kargil War ⓘ
surface form:
Kargil conflict
Operation Vijay (1999) ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Vijay (India)
|
| averageBattlefieldAltitude | 4500 meters ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
India ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of India
|
| cause | infiltration of Pakistani soldiers and militants across the Line of Control ⓘ |
| ceasefireDate | 1999-07-26 ⓘ |
| commandersIndia |
Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis
ⓘ
General Ved Prakash Malik ⓘ Lieutenant General Mohinder Puri ⓘ |
| commandersPakistan |
Pervez Musharraf
ⓘ
surface form:
General Pervez Musharraf
Lieutenant General Aziz Khan ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | Kargil Vijay Diwas ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ |
| endDate | 1999-07-26 ⓘ |
| IndianFatalitiesApprox | 527 ⓘ |
| IndianOperation |
Operation Safed Sagar
ⓘ
Operation Vijay (1999) ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Vijay
|
| internationalResponse |
diplomatic pressure on Pakistan by the United States
ⓘ
widespread international support for India’s position on Line of Control ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Indian Air Force
ⓘ
Indian Army ⓘ Northern Light Infantry ⓘ Pakistan Army ⓘ |
| KargilVijayDiwasDate | July 26 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kargil district
ⓘ
Ladakh ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
India–Pakistan Line of Control
ⓘ
surface form:
Line of Control
|
| notableBattle |
Battle of Batalik
ⓘ
Battle of Dras ⓘ Battle of Tiger Hill ⓘ Battle of Tololing ⓘ |
| PakistaniFatalitiesApprox | around 400–700 (estimates vary) ⓘ |
| PakistaniOperation | Operation Badr ⓘ |
| partOf | Kashmir conflict ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
followed Lahore Declaration of February 1999
ⓘ
occurred after 1998 nuclear tests by India and Pakistan ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Himalayas
ⓘ
surface form:
Himalayan mountains
|
| result |
Indian military victory
ⓘ
restoration of status quo ante along the Line of Control ⓘ |
| significance |
highlighted challenges of high-altitude mountain warfare
ⓘ
one of the first wars fought between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan ⓘ |
| startDate | 1999-05-03 ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | discovery of Pakistani intrusions by Indian patrols in early May 1999 ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 (Kargil War)
this entity surface form:
Operation Vijay (Kargil)
this entity surface form:
Kargil conflict
this entity surface form:
Kargil Yudh