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      21 FEBRUARY

      Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee took a bus ride to Lahore, Pakistan, in a gesture of goodwill. This was seen as a major peace initiative between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.

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      21-22 FEBRUARY

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      Vajpayee and Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signed the Lahore Declaration, aiming to foster better relations, peace, and mutual trust. The declaration, among other things, focused on reducing the risk of accidental or unauthorised use of nuclear weapons and avoiding any ballistic missile tests.

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      3-4 MAY

      Local shepherds report Pakistani intrusions in the Kargil sector.

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      5-9 MAY

      The Indian Army sends patrols to verify the reports; one such patrol goes missing. Heavy shelling by Pakistan occurs, hitting Indian ammunition dumps in Kargil.

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      10 MAY

      The Indian Army detects significant infiltration by Pakistani soldiers and militants in the Dras, Kaksar, and Mushkoh sectors.

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      MID-MAY

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      Indian military mobilises the movement of formations and troops (especially 8 Division) from the Kashmir valley into Kargil.

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      First Woman Commissioned Officer

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      First Woman Commanding Officer of a Signal Regiment

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      First Woman Commander of an Independent Army Unit in Ladakh

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      First Woman to Lead an All-male Contingent at the Republic Day Parade

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      First Ladakhi Woman Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army

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      First Woman Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces

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      First Woman Carrier-based Fighter Pilot in the US Navy

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      First Woman Fighter Pilot in the US Military to Die in a Crash

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      First Woman Director General of CISF

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      First Woman Subedar in the Indian Army

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      First Woman War Correspondent

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      Margaret Bourke-White

      On 22 January 22 1943, Major Rudolph Emil Flack piloted the lead aircraft with Margaret Bourke-White as the first female photographer/writer to fly on a combat mission aboard his 414th Bombardment Squadron B-17F and bombed the El Aouina Airdrome in Tunis, Tunisia. Bourke-White was also the first female war correspondent.

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