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The '''[[Kargil War]]''', also known as the '''Kargil conflict''', was an [[armed conflict]] between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]] that took place between April and June 1999 in [[Kashmir]]. The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistani soldiers and Kashmiri [[Insurgent|militants]] into positions on the Indian side of the [[Line of Control]], which serves as the [[de facto]] border between the two nations. Pakistan blamed the fighting entirely on independent Kashmiri insurgents; however, documents left behind by [[Casualty (person)|casualties]] and later statements by Pakistan's Prime Minister and [[:Category:Chiefs of Army Staff, Pakistan|Army Chief]] showed involvement of Pakistani paramilitary forces. The [[Indian Army]], supported by the [[Indian Air Force|air force]], attacked the Pakistani positions and, with international [[Diplomacy|diplomatic]] support, eventually forced a Pakistani withdrawal across the Line of Control (LoC).

The war is one of the most recent examples of [[high altitude]] warfare, in mountainous terrain, and posed significant [[logistics]] problems for the combating sides. This was the first ground war between any two [[List of countries with nuclear weapons|nuclear armed countries]]. (India and Pakistan both test-detonated [[Nuclear fission|fission]] devices in May 1998, though [[Smiling Buddha|the first Indian nuclear test]] was conducted in 1974.) The conflict led to heightened tensions between the two nations and increased defense spending on the part of India. In Pakistan, the aftermath caused instability to the government and the economy, and on October 13, 1999, a [[coup d'etat]] by the military, placed army chief [[Pervez Musharraf]] in power. ([[Kargil War|'''more...''']])

Portal:India/SC Summary/SA Kargil War - Revision history

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