KARGIL CONFLICT FROM 1998-99: Uranium WEAPONS AND KARGIL
In 1998, Pakistan conducted its first public nuclear weapons test, following India, which second conducted assessments in 1974.
In 1999, Pakistan-backed insurgents seized military content in the snowy heights of the Kargil hills and crossed into Indian-administered Kashmir.
Leading opposition figure Raja Mohammad Zafarul Haq claims that his nation will continue to use nuclear weapons in order to safeguard its stability.
Pakistan complies after being under heavy repression from Washington, alarmed by knowledge studies that showed Islamabad had deployed a portion of its atomic army closer to the issue.
At least 1, 000 people died in the fight, which he started without his knowledge or consent, according to Pakistan’s then-president Nawaz Sharif, who blames Pervez Musharraf for starting it. In a revolt, Musharraf overthrows Sharif decades later.
MUMBAI ATTACKS AND MODIFICATIONS 2008-PRESENT
In 2008, 166 people were killed when Islamist militants attacked Mumbai’s economic hub, killing 166 people.
India halts peace negotiations by blaming Pakistan’s intelligence services for the abuse. In 2011, despite occasional fighting, contact resumes.
Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, makes a surprise visit to Pakistan in 2015, but the political melt is brief.
41 Hindu paramilitary personnel are killed in a suicide attack in Kashmir in 2019, prompting Modi to launch attacks inside Pakistan.
Modi wins the election months afterward, partly as a result of a wave of patriotic fervour sparked by the martial response. The conflict between the two countries is quickly resolved.
Eventually, Modi’s government abruptly ends Kashmir’s limited autonomy, which was followed by numerous arrests and a lengthy blackout in communications.
Both countries reaffirm a 2003 peace in 2021, but Pakistan claims that serenity deals can only be resumed if India reinstates Kashmir’s prior-2019 autonomy.