DRASS, India — Indian soldiers and top brass gathered on Friday in the remote Himalayan foothills to commemorate a battle fondly remembered among compatriots for imposing a humiliating military defeat on archrival Pakistan.
The 1999 Kargil conflict was the last major battle between the two nuclear-armed foes, who have fought numerous wars since their partition into two nations upon gaining independence from the United Kingdom.
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