Kargil War

The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan between April and June 1999 in Kashmir. The cause of the war was infiltration of Pakistani soliders 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 on independent Kashmiri insurgents; however, documents left behind by casualities and later statements by the Prime Minister and Army Chief {{refPak}} showed involvement of Pakistani paramilitary forces. The Indian Army, supported by the air force, attacked the Pakistani positions and eventually forced a withdrawal across the Line of Control