It was on this of 26the July 1999 that the Indian armed forces overwhelmingly defeated Pakistani intruders in the famous Kargil war. The battles were fought on some of the most inhospitable terrains of Jammu & Kashmir where the enemy tried to alter Line of Control.
Pakistan suffered one of the most disgraceful defeats of modern times where it also disowned her own fallen soldiers. Moreover, it also saw the beginning of another military coup by the army chief. Rest all is history and Pakistan is paying dearly for that even now.....
For India, the battle ignited the fervor of nationalism among common citizens with certain amount of anger against the establishments as well. The Indian armed forces saw the emergence of young officers who aimed nothing but victory.....
The President of India paid homage at the India Gate in New Delhi and also seconded the demand for a national war memorial... A dream which still remains a dream only. Non implementation of the recommendations of Kargil Review Committee set up to restructure the entire national defence mechanism still haunts India in the form of growing terror strikes......
Source: Wikipedia
(Published by the team of INDIAN ANALYSIS)
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