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    The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict,[note (I)] was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh...
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    Kargil /ˈkɑːrɡɪl/ or Kargyil is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the Kashmir region. It is the joint capital of Ladakh, an Indian-administered union...
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    The Kargil Air War was fought between India and Pakistan during the Kargil War from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir and elsewhere...
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    The Kargil War Memorial, also known as Dras War Memorial, is a war memorial built by the Indian Army in the town of Dras, near Kargil city in Kargil district...
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  • LOC Kargil is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language historical war film based on the Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan, produced and directed by J. P...
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    over Pakistan in the Kargil War for ousting Pakistani Forces from their occupied positions on the mountain tops of Northern Kargil District in Ladakh in...
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  • Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is a 2020 Indian Hindi-language biographical drama film, directed by Sharan Sharma and produced under Dharma Productions...
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    hostilities in the Kargil district had ceased. The war was a major military defeat for the Pakistani Army. Apart from the aforementioned wars, there have been...
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  • Gunjan Saxena (category Indian women in war)
    1996 and is a 1999 Kargil War veteran. She is one of the first women to fly in a combat zone. One of her main roles during the Kargil War was to evacuate...
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    Kargil district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir-region, which is administered as a union territory of Ladakh. It is...
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    Lahore by bus to meet with Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif. After the 1999 Kargil War with Pakistan, he sought to restore relations through engagement with...
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  • Vikram Batra (category People of the Kargil War)
    actions during the Kargil War; on 7 July 1999, Batra was killed while fighting Pakistani troops around Area Ledge, Point 4875, in the Kargil district of erstwhile...
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  • Kuwait. The Kargil War was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place in 1999 between 3 May and 26 July of the Kargil district in Jammu...
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  • Indian Hindi-language biographical war film based on the life of Vikram Batra, killed in action in the Kargil War, directed by Vishnuvardhan in his Hindi...
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    gallantry award, for exemplary valor in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999. Nongrum was born and brought up in Shillong, Meghalaya, India...
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    out. In view of the several incidents that have occurred after the 1999 Kargil War, the modernized MiG-21 Bison seems to have at present the role of an interceptor...
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    Rifleman Sanjay Kumar. His role during the Kargil War was essayed by Sanjay Datt in the movie LOC Kargil directed by JP Datta. As an officer and a gentleman...
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    Major D.P. Singh is a retired officer of the Indian Army. He is a Kargil War veteran and is known as India's first blade runner. After his amputation,...
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    Manoj Kumar Pandey (category Kargil War)
    Param Vir Chakra, for his audacious courage and leadership during the Kargil War in 1999. An officer of the first battalion in the 11th Gorkha Rifles (1/11...
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  • Karnal Sher Khan (category People of the Kargil War)
    12th NLI Regiment during the Kargil War. He was killed in action during the war. For his bravery during the Kargil War, he was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider...
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  • leading the successful assault to capture Tiger Hill during the 1999 Kargil War. A second-generation soldier, Singh was inspired to join the Indian Army...
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  • depth to the defences of Khem Karan. The 5th battalion fought in the Kargil War to capture Tiger Hill. The Dogra Regiment has not only contributed to...
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    Chakra, India's highest military award for his exemplary bravery during Kargil War. He is the only PVC awardee who is currently serving. Sanjay Kumar was...
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    committees and commissions of inquiry, including the Kargil Review Committee after the Kargil War. Subrahmanyam was a major advocate of the 2007 Indo-US...
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    the Drass-Kargil area of Ladakh, India. It is one of the highest peaks in the area and was the subject of a battle during the 1999 Kargil War. Since Tiger...
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  • Vivek Gupta (major) (category People of the Kargil War)
    Maha Vir Chakra, India's second highest war-time military honour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War (Operation Vijay). He belonged to the second...
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    11th Gorkha Rifles (category Indian World War I regiments)
    Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Operation Polo in 1948, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the Kargil War in 1999. Units...
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    of Naga Regiment during OPERATION VIJAY (Kargil)". 12 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2023. "This Kargil War Hero, a Maha vir Chakra Awardee, Continues...
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    The Kargil War order of battle (KWORBAT), is a deposition and systematic combatant structure of the Indian Army troops and the unified Pakistan Armed Forces...
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    The Kargil Review Committee (KRC) was set up by the Government of India on 29 July 1999, three days after the end of the Kargil War. The committee was...
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