Turning Point in Kargil

In the summer of 1999 one infantry battalion secured a hard-fought victory for the Indian army in its bitter mountain conflict with Pakistani forces. At 7:30 p.m. on June 12, 1999, a mountain along India’s de facto border with Pakistan seemed to erupt as more than 120 artillery shells landed simultaneously on its peak. The …

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