Kargil conflict

Kargil Conflict

The Kargil conflict started when it was revealed that Pakistani insurgents had infiltrated Indian administered Kashmir shortly after the Lahore summit. Consequently, Indian troops were deployed to evict the insurgents and recapture Indian Territory. The conflict lasted two months, during which many lives were taken. Pakistan blamed the fighting entirely on independent Kashmiri insurgents, but 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 Kargil Conflict strained relations between India and Pakistan. Pakistan’s violation of the line of control was condemned by the U.S.A as well as by many other countries and organisations such as the G8 nations and the European Union. China, a long-time ally of Pakistan, insisted that Pakistan pull out forces to the pre-conflict positions along the LoC and resolve border issues peacefully. After the Kargil conflict the fact that General Pervez Musharraf overthrew then Prime Minister Sharif, only exacerbated doubts over the future of the relations between the two nations.