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9 July – In Kashmir, the Indian army reports that it has all but ousted the infiltrators from the Batalik zone on India's side of the ceasefire line. 11 July – India recaptures Kargil, forcing the Pakistan Army to retreat. India announces victory ending the two-month conflict.
Dec 26, 2005 · India in 1999: Major events and happenings The year of the Kargil War with Pakistan. 1999 was when the euphoria over Atal Bihari Vajpayee's bus to Lahore vanished as the Indian Army inched its way towards the posts held by battle-hardened infiltrators in the high ranges.
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On 17 April 1999, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition government led by prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee failed to win a confidence vote in the Lok Sabha (India's lower house) by a single vote due to the withdrawal of one of the government's coalition partners – the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
PartyVotes%Seats103,120,33028.3011486,562,20923.7518219,695,7675.403315,175,8454.1614- NDA
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February 21, 1999. India declares war on Pakistan after the latter captures the former’s territory of Kargil. The two-month conflict ends with an Indian victory. 17. December 24-31, 1999. Indian Airlines flight IC814 is hijacked by terrorists and flown to Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The impact of the war in the sporting arena was visible during the India-Pakistan clash in the 1999 Cricket World Cup, which coincided with the Kargil timeline. The game witnessed heightened passions and was one of the most viewed matches in the tournament.
List of Indian Festivals and Holidays in the year 1999, which includes Government and National Holidays, Buddhist Holidays, Jain Holidays, Sikh Holidays and Christian Holidays in India.
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A bold move by Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in accepting an invitation by his Pakistani counterpart, Nawaz Sharif, led to a historic February 1999 bus trip to Lahore and seemed to presage a warmer turn in the frayed relations between the two countries.
