Why Mirage 2000 Was Late to Kargil War

A long time ago, in 1999, India and Pakistan had a fight over a place called Kashmir.

The fighting happened in high mountains called Kargil, which is why people call it the Kargil War.

Soldiers from Pakistan climbed the highest peaks and looked down on the road that connects the cities of Srinagar and Delhi.

Their plan was to block that road and cut off the Kashmir valley from the rest of India.

India needed planes that could drop very smart bombs to hit the enemy hiding on the mountains.

Those planes were called Mirage 2000s, and engineers worked very hard for 12 days to give them special laser eyes to see their targets.

The United States did not want to help with one important part, so a country called Israel came to help finish the job.

A retired pilot named Wing Commander Harvinder Jeet Singh told reporters the whole story, which is now shown in a TV series called 'Operation Safed Sagar.'

He said India felt betrayed because Pakistan attacked right after the two countries signed a peace contract, like breaking a promise.