Pakistan had won the Kargil War

The Kargil War was declared over on July 26, 1999, after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ordered pull back from the captured peaks under the pressure of the then US president Bill Clinton. According to India today, “it all started when some local shepherds noticed some major activities in the foothills of the Kargil area on May 3, 1999, and the Indian army was informed. The Indian Army lost more than 450 officers and soldiers in the war, whereas more than 1300 were critically injured.” According to Indian and international media Pakistan lost 400 soldiers mainly when India used air force to bomb the withdrawing Pakistani soldiers, as India had failed to recapture the peaks for three months. Therefore, Indian claim of winning the Kargil War was ridiculous, as India had claimed victory in 1965 war when Indian losses were more than Pakistan; and recently shooting down Pakistan’s F-16.
India celebrated 20th Kargil War anniversary on 26th July 2019. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the event said: “Kargil victory was symbol of India’s might, determination and capability… Wars are fought not by governments but by the whole country. The victory at Kargil still inspires the whole country…Kargil was victory of every Indian”. Indian media also highlighted the activities to mark Kargil Vijay Diwas, stating: “Border guarding forces like the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and the Border Security Force (BSF) launched a special series of programs to showcase the tales of bravery of soldiers as well as police and paramilitary personnel”. The Union Home Ministry, which controls these forces including the SSB and the Assam Rifles, had directed that the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the victory in Kargil in Jammu and Kashmir all along with the formations of these forces.
Aljazeera TV stated: “That year, Pakistan’s military occupied strategic positions on the Indian side of the de facto border between them (known as the Line of Control or LoC), prompting a counteroffensive by India. The Kargil war, as it came to be known, lasted for nearly three months, killed more than 500 Indian and nearly 400 Pakistani soldiers”. This belied Indian claim of recapturing the peaks earlier captured by Pakistan army. According to international media, Bruce Riedel, the then President Clinton’s special assistant for South Asian affairs who played a key role in the US-Pakistan talks on the issue had stated: “After agreeing to withdraw Pakistani troops without any conditions, Mr. Sharif asked Mr. Clinton to play a role in resolving the Kashmir dispute. Mr. Clinton asked him to send an emissary to Washington once the Kargil crisis was over.
He added: “Finally in September Nawaz Sharif sent his brother to Washington for the long-awaited discussions. Rick Inderfurth and I met with him for hours in his suite at the Willard Hotel. We tried to get a feel for how the prime minister wanted to pursue the Kashmir issue. Instead, Shahbaz Sharif only wanted to discuss what the US could do to help his brother stay in power. He all but said that they knew a military coup was coming”. Although, there was understanding between the then COAS Pervez Musharraf and then prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the latter conveyed an impression that he was not taken into confidence before starting Kargil operation. This was the reason for the conflict between the two. According to a report in Indian media, Indian Air Force was ready to bomb Nawaz Sharif and Pervez Musharraf in June 1999 when they visited the base at Kargil.