Parwinder SandhuDras, July 25 -- As India marks the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas on Sunday, the 1999 Kargil War continues to stand as a defining moment in the nation's military history, showcasing the grit and determination of its Armed Forces in reclaiming mountain peaks occupied by Pakistani intruders along the Line of Control (LoC).
Fought between May and July 1999 in the rugged mountains of the Kargil-Drass-Batalik sector of Ladakh, the war is remembered in India as a successful military campaign.
The conflict came just months after India and Pakistan signed the Lahore Declaration in February 1999, aimed at improving bilateral relations.
However, during the winter of 1998-99, Pakistani Army troops and armed infiltrators crossed the LoC an...