Kalia, who then held the rank of lieutenant, was the first Indian army officer to observe and report large-scale intrusion of Pakistani Army and foreign mercenaries on the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) at Kargil.
Lieutenant Kalia, serving in the Indian army, was the first Indian officer to observe and document a significant incursion by Pakistani troops and mercenaries into Indian territory along the Line of Control (LoC) at Kargil.