CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Kargil War, conflict in May–July 1999 between Pakistan and India in Kargil, a sector of the disputed Kashmir region located along the line of control that demarcates the Pakistan-and India-administered portions of Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-2: -A war took place between India and Pakistan in the Kargil region over the Kashmir issue, in the year 1999. This war came to be called the Kargil War or the Kargil conflict.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kargil war is believed to have been orchestrated by the then Pakistani Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf.

Detailed explanation-4: -Israel helped India during the Kargil war in 1999 when the latter could not get weapon-locating radars to detect Pakistani guns across the border that were pummelling the Indian side.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Kargil war was fought between India and Pakistan between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and along the Line of Control (LOC). During the war, the Indian Army evicted Pakistani intruders and succeeded in recapturing the Tiger Hill and other posts as a part of Operation Vijay.