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21 FEBRUARY

Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee took a bus ride to Lahore, Pakistan, in a gest...

21-22 FEBRUARY

Vajpayee and Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signed the Lahore Declaration, aiming...

3-4 MAY

Local shepherds report Pakistani intrusions in the Kargil sector. ...

5-9 MAY

The Indian Army sends patrols to verify the reports; one such patrol goes missing. Heavy ...

10 MAY

The Indian Army detects significant infiltration by Pakistani soldiers and militants in t...

MID-MAY

Indian military mobilises the movement of formations and troops (especially 8 Division) f...

First Woman Commissioned Officer

First Woman Commanding Officer of a Signal Regiment

First Woman Commander of an Independent Army Unit in Ladakh

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

First Ladakhi Woman Commissioned Officer in the Indian Army

First Woman Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces

First Woman Carrier-based Fighter Pilot in the US Navy

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

First Woman Director General of CISF

First Woman Subedar in the Indian Army

First Woman War Correspondent

Margaret Bourke-White

On 22 January 22 1943, Major Rudolph Emil Flack piloted the lead aircraft with Margaret B...