Kargil War
Limited India-Pakistan war in the Kargil sector of Kashmir after both states had tested nuclear weapons.
Historical overview
Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.
The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was fought between India and Pakistan from May to July 1999 in the Kargil district of Ladakh, then part of the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir and along the Line of Control (LoC). In India, the conflict is also referred to as Operation Vijay, which was the codename of the Indian military operation in the region. The Indian Air Force acted jointly with the Indian Army to flush out the Pakistan Army and paramilitary troops from vacated Indian positions along the LoC, in what was designated as Operation Safed Sagar.
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Post-Cold War state breakup
The Soviet Union and Yugoslavia collapse, producing new borders, new states and violent secession wars.
The Balkans and Caucasus become major border-change theaters. The Gulf War restores Kuwait's sovereignty after Iraqi occupation.