Which country supported India during Kargil war?
G8 nations supported India and condemned the Pakistani violation of the LOC at the Cologne summit. The European Union also opposed Pakistan’s violation of the LOC. China, a long-time ally of Pakistan, insisted on a pullout of forces to the pre-conflict positions along the LOC and settling border issues peacefully.
Did India lose territory in Kargil war?
While the war resulted in the loss of several lives on both sides, India eventually won by regaining control of all the previously held territory. The operation was launched by the Indian Army to recapture the Indian territories from Pakistani intruders in the Kargil-Drass sector in 1999.
What was the Kargil War?
The Kargil war between May and July 1999, part of the broader conflict between India and Pakistan over the region of Kashmir, was a seminal turning point in American foreign policy with India.
Why did the US deny India access to GPS during the war?
The United States wanted to buy some time to diffus the situation by slowing down the Indian response. It feared a nuclear exchange. The US wanted Pakistan to withdraw and Pakistanis could only withdraw if the Indian offensive was slowed down. By denying access to GPS, the US slowed down the Indian offensive.
Why is India building its own navigation system?
But during the Kargil war in 1999, the US had denied India to provide any GPS information. That triggered the idea of building country’s own navigation system. With the constellation of seven satellites, India has now joined the league of countries — the US, the European Union, China and Russia — having its own indigenous navigation system.
Why did the US take a “lofty” approach to the Indo-Pak war?
In their so-called “lofty” approach they decided to help neither of the warring sides and wanted to take the higher ground by attempting to bring both parties at the negotiating table. They believed that access to GPS or any technology for that matter would be construed as a help to India which may perhaps prolong the War.