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Kargil War Part of the Kashmir conflict and the India–Pakistan conflict Indian soldiers after capturing a hill from Pakistani forces Date 3 May – 26 July 1999 (2 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) Location Kargil district, Jammu and Kashmir (now Ladakh), India Result Indian victory India regains possession of Kargil Territorial changes Status quo ante bellum Belligerents India Pakistan Commanders ...
Point 5353 (also called Point 17561, and Marpo La Peak [1]) is a mountain peak on the Line of Control dividing the Indian-and Pakistani-administered portions of Kashmir in the vicinity of Dras in the Kargil district.
Kargil / ˈ k ɑːr ɡ ɪ l / or Kargyil [4] [5] is a city in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is also the headquarters of the Kargil district. It is the second-largest town in Ladakh after Leh. [6] Kargil is located 204 kilometres (127 mi) east of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, and 234
Kargil district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir-region, [1] which is administered as a union territory of Ladakh. It is named after the city of Kargil , where the district headquarters lies.
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Detailed satellite images give a bird’s-eye view Turkish towns before and after the earthquakes hit, and of relief efforts. Satellite images show shocking destruction caused by Turkey ...
Previously, satellite images had suggested the presence of a “walled oasis” in the area, but this is the first time “monumental defensive ‘belt’” was actually discovered.
The system was developed partly because access to foreign government-controlled global navigation satellite systems is not guaranteed in hostile situations, as happened to the Indian military in 1999 when the United States denied an Indian request for Global Positioning System (GPS) data for the Kargil region, which would have provided vital information. [22]