<P> The Government of India responded with Operation Vijay, a mobilisation of 200,000 Indian troops . However, because of the nature of the terrain, division and corps operations could not be mounted; subsequent fighting was conducted mostly at the regimental or battalion level . In effect, two divisions of the Indian Army, numbering 20,000, plus several thousand from the Paramilitary forces of India and the air force were deployed in the conflict zone . The total number of Indian soldiers that were involved in the military operation on the Kargil - Drass sector was thus close to 30,000 . The number of infiltrators, including those providing logistical backup, has been put at approximately 5,000 at the height of the conflict . This figure includes troops from Pakistan - administered Kashmir who provided additional artillery support . </P> <P> The Indian Air Force launched Operation Safed Sagar in support of the mobilisation of Indian land forces, but its effectiveness during the war was limited by the high altitude and weather conditions, which in turn limited bomb loads and the number of airstrips that could be used . </P> <P> The Indian Navy also prepared to blockade the Pakistani ports (primarily the Karachi port) to cut off supply routes under Operation Talwar . The Indian Navy's western and eastern fleets joined in the North Arabian Sea and began aggressive patrols and threatened to cut Pakistan's sea trade . This exploited Pakistan's dependence on sea - based oil and trade flows . Later, then - Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif disclosed that Pakistan was left with just six days of fuel to sustain itself if a full - scale war had broken out . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (July 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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