may 3, 1999 - Kargil War 1999
Description:
The Pakistani troops infiltrated across the Line of Control and occupied Indian territory at Kargil district of Kashmir.India not just launched a military response but also went diplomatically after Pakistan.
It was within two months of infiltration that the ridges occupied by them were taken back by India.
There was fear of large-scale military escalation which then forced the US to pressurize Pakistan to withdraw.
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Date:
may 3, 1999
Now
~ 26 years ago