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Kargil Vijay Diwas: A look-back at the war 17 years on
July 26, 2016 marks the 17 anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, the day India defeated Pakistan to recapture the Kargil peak. (Vipin Kumar/HT file photo)
Updated on: Jul 26, 2016 1:10 PM IST
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July 26, 2016 marks the 17 anniversary of the Kargil Vijay Diwas, the day India defeated Pakistan to recapture the Kargil peak. (Vipin Kumar/HT file photo)
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The war broke out when Pakistani aggressors occupied some strategic peaks in the Kargil, Dras and Batalik sectors in Kashmir after Indian Army vacated them in the winter months. (Pradeep Bhatia/HT file Photo)
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Indian Army soldiers stand alert with the long-range firing equipment during the war.
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First signs of war were when some Pakistani infiltrators were seen atop heights of Kargil. It was a “war-like situation”, in the words of the then prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, by the end of May 1999.
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Pakistan felt the heat from India following some airstrikes by Indian Air Force and ordered pull-out of its troops from Kargil on June 5, 1999.
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The Kargil was a peak of strategic importance of the India border with the Pakistan.
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After pulling out its troops, Pakistan on June 10, 1999, returns six mutilated bodies of Indian soldiers, enraging India.
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The first crisis-time meeting between the then foreign minister Jaswant Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz in Delhi ends in a deadlock.
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India tells Pakistan foreign minister Sartaj Aziz to pull out all its troops and leave the India-controlled territory.
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With pressure from US on Pakistan, India manages to drive Pak troops out of the region and captures two important posts near Tiger Hill on June 29, 1999.
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By July 11, Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif orders pull-out from the region, a week after a meeting the then US President Bill Clinton in Washington. By July 14, India declares Operation Vijay a success.
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