Series X - Wars after Wars

Siachen Conflict

Date - April 13, 1984
Location - Siachen Glacier, a disputed and undemarcated region of Kashmir
Result - India captures the Siachen glacier

The Kargil War

Kargil War was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir. The cause of the war was the infiltration of Pakistani soldiers and Kashmiri militants into positions on the Indian side of the Line of Control, which serves as the de facto border between the two nations.

Directly after the war, Pakistan blamed the fighting entirely on independent Kashmiri insurgents; however, documents left behind by casualties and later statements by Pakistan's Prime Minister and Chief of Army Staff showed involvement of Pakistani paramilitary forces. The Indian Army, supported by the Indian Air Force, attacked the Pakistani positions and, with international diplomatic support, eventually forced a Pakistani withdrawal across the Line of Control (LoC).

Since the 1990s, the state has been hit by confrontation between militant separatists and Indian Armed Forces, which has resulted in the deaths of thousands of people.