The 26th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Day is on 26 July 2025. Between May and July 1999, there was a war between India and Pakistan in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir near the Line of Real Control (LAC). After the wars of 1965 and 1971, the Kargil War was the third largest military conflict between the two countries. Playing the bugle of war, Pakistan started Operation Koh Mountains (Operation Badr) against India.
In retaliation, the Indian Army launched ‘Operation Vijay’ and the Indian Air Force launched ‘Operation White Sea’. The Pakistani Army invaded India under Operation Koh Mountains. The operation was led by Pakistan Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf at that time. The purpose of this operation was to capture military and diplomatic pressure on India by occupying the peaks of the Indian region, but India won the war by chasing the Pakistani intruders.
The Kargil war was 26 years on 26 July. On this day, India once again won a war against Pakistan. The area where this war was fought. There in winter the temperature goes from minus 30 to minus 40 ° C. These areas were evacuated in winter. Taking advantage of this, infiltration was made by Pakistan. The Pakistani Army also helped in this infiltration. May 3, 1999 is the date when India came to know about this infiltration. Actually, some local shepherds told the Indian Army about it. After this, tension started and a struggle for 84 days. India won 84 days later on 26 July 1999. Let us understand the full story of these 84 days through dates …
Kargil War 1999 Timeline
On May 3, after receiving information about the intruders on 3 May, the Indian Army sent a patrol to an infiltrator area on 5 May 1999. When the patrol team reached the infiltrated area, the intruders killed five soldiers. The bodies of the supreme sacrifice soldiers were also barbaric. The intruders wanted to capture the Leh-Srinagar highway. Through this, he wanted to cut Leh from the rest of India.
On 9 May, a ball of the Pakistani Army fell in the Kargil district and blew an Indian ammunition depot.
On 10 May 1999, Pakistani intruders were seen in Dras, Kaksar, Batalik sector. At that time it was estimated that about 600 to 800 intruders had captured Indian posts.
After 15 May 1999, the deployment of the army from different parts of Kashmir began.
On 26 May, the Indian Air Force bombed the intruders.
On 27 May, the Pakistani Army killed two Indian fighter jets. Flight Lieutenant K. Pakistan made Nachiketa a prisoner. At the same time, squadron leader Ajay Ahuja made the highest sacrifice.
On 31 May 1999, the statement of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee came. He said that war -like situations have been formed in Kashmir.
On July 4, the Indian Army hoisted the tricolor on Tiger Hills. After a continuous fight for about 11 hours, the Indian Army captured this important post.
On 5 July, the Indian Army captured the Dras sector. This sector was strategically very important.
On 7 July, the Indian Army took over the Jubar Hill in the Butleric sector. On July 7, Captain Vikram Batra made the highest sacrifice during another operation.
On 11 July, the Indian Army again captured almost all the hills of the Butleric sector.
On July 2, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who lost the war, proposed talks with India.
On July 14, the Indian Army completely drove the Pakistani Army from the Indian territory. India took over all its areas.
On 26 July, India announced victory in the Kargil War.
This war, fought at an altitude of 18 thousand feet, tells the story of the might of the Indian forces.
What were the reasons for war that broke out?
India-Pakistan relations have been poor since the partition of 1947. Pakistan is looking for any such opportunity to conspiracy against India. Taking advantage of one such opportunity, Pakistan first fought with India in 1965, then fought with India in 1971. For the third time in 1999, Pakistan attacked India and now once again the two countries are facing war -like situations. Every time there were different reasons behind the war, but in 1999 there were many reasons for the war between India and Pakistan.
Snow -laden peaks, empty posts
In winter, Kargil’s peaks are covered with snow, so the forces of India and Pakistan used to vacate their posts, but Pakistan’s Army Chief Parvez Musharraf ordered the army to take advantage of the opportunity to capture the Indian posts located on the peaks.
Due to this, Pakistan took possession of India’s peaks. The Pakistani Army and its terrorists captured Kargil’s highest peaks, Tiger Hill, Tololing and Batalik. They entered the Indian territory for 5–10 kilometers. The intruders were soldiers of the Northern Light Infantry (NLI) of the Pakistani Army, who were described as Mujahideen.
Indian intelligence failure
The Pakistani Army has captured Indian posts and peaks, the Indian Army did not even know about it. Even India’s intelligence system could not detect the infiltration of the Pakistani army, as this infiltration took place in the winter. In May 1999, the shepherds of Jammu and Kashmir reported an infiltration of the Pakistani Army on posts and peaks, after which India initiated action.
Disrupt the national highway
After the infiltration, the objective of Pakistan was to disrupt the National Highway-1 A (NH-1A) connecting Kargil-Dras-Leh. This highway was very important for India, as it connected Kargil to Ladakh and Siachen. Through this highway, military supplies were made in Ladakh and Siachen. The purpose of Pakistan was to cut the supply line of the Indian Army by attacking this highway.
Kashmir issue
In 1999, by attacking India, Pakistan tried to derail the Kashmir issue by capturing Indian posts and peaks. He tried to bring the Kashmir dispute to the attention of the whole world again by infiltrating.
Celebrates Siachen
Pakistan’s purpose to attack India in 1999 was Siachen. Siachen is controlled by India and Kargil’s peaks are with Siachen Glacier. Pakistan wants to snatch Siachen from India.
Violation of Lahore Agreement
By invading India in 1999, Pakistan betrayed the Lahore peace agreement. In February 1999, the then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif signed the Lahore Agreement, under which the two countries agreed to maintain peace along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), but in May 1999, the Pakistan Army infiltration violated the agreement, which forced India to take military action.
