Kargil War

What A Way To FightIn:The summer of 1999, India and Pakistan fought a 73 day military conflict in the upper reaches of Kashmir at Kargil, located 120 miles from the capital city of Srinagar. The Kargil conflict merits intensive study because:

It was a major conflict between two countries possessing nuclear weapons.

Despite grave provocations and the intensity of armed skirmishes, the conflict remained limited in terms of time, geographical area, and weaponry.

The conflict was a clear manifestation of a 50 year-old sub-continental rivalry that has portents of a nuclear conflagration affecting global peace and security.

The confrontation was a revealing example of asymmetric conflict, wherein opposing combatants employ markedly different resources and strategies in an attempt to maximize their advantages and exploit the opponent's weaknesses.