Kargil War

Kargil Vijay Diwas's eve, CDS visits areas along LoC in Dras sector

President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to visit Drass on Monday to pay homage at the Memorial, located on the foothills of theTololing.

Rajnath Singh pays tribute on Kargil Vijay Diwas at National War Memorial

As India on Tuesday commemorated 23 years of its victory over Pakistan in the Kargil War, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid tribute to soldiers who lost their lives in the 1999 Kargil War and laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in Delhi.Each year, Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated on July 26 to honour the valour and sacrifice of the soldiers who laid down their lives in the line of duty during the Kargil War.The three service chiefs - Army chief General Manoj Pande, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar & Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari - laid wreaths at the National War Memorial in DelhiThe Indian Armed Forces defeated Pakistan on July 26, 1999. Since then, the day is celebrated as 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' to rekindle the pride and valour of the soldiers who took part in Operation Vijay.Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to the soldiers who laid down their lives in line of duty. He said Kargil Vijay Diwas is a symbol of pride and glory for the country ..

Kargil Vijay Diwas symbol of country's pride: PM Modi salutes war's martyrs

On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted the brave sons of the country who achieve the height of valour in the defence of the motherland

Kargil Vijay Diwas symbol of extraordinary valour of armed forces: Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu said 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' is a symbol of extraordinary valour of the armed forces, and people will always be indebted to the brave soldiers who laid down their lives

CDS Gen Rawat installs Victory Flame at Kargil War Memorial in Dras

Paying homage to Kargil heroes on the occasion of 22nd Vijay Diwas, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat installed the Victory Flame here at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras.The Victory Flame Swarnim Vijay Mashaal marks India's victory in the 1971 war.As part of the year-long Swarnim Vijay Varsh Celebrations, four Victory Flames were lit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at National War Memorial on December 16, 2020, which were sent to four cardinal directions.Besides CDS General Rawat, Ladakh Lieutenant Governor RK Mathur and Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal also paid floral tributes at the memorial.CDS General Rawat on Sunday visited the Dras sector in Kargil district to review the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness of forces in the Union Territory."General Bipin Rawat, #CDS visited #Dras Sector along #LineofControl & reviewed the prevailing security situation & operational preparedness. #CDS also interacted with troops and complimented .

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee pays tribute to Kargil martyrs

As the nation observed the 21st anniversary of Kargil victory, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday paid tributes to the soldiers who had laid down their lives during the war.

PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Kargil martyrs on Vijay Diwas

Paying tributes to the soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in the Kargil war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said their bravery motivates us every single day

Rahul Gandhi pays tributes to Kargil martyrs on Vijay Diwas

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday paid tributes to the soldiers who laid down their lives in the Kargil War, and said the country will always remember their supreme sacrifice.

Vijay Diwas: Kargil hero's father recalls India's triumph of 'toughest war'

Gopichand Pandey, father of late Captain Manoj Pandey said that the Kargil War was one of the toughest wars in the world where the enemy has an advantage of the altitude

On Kargil Vijay Diwas's eve, CDS visits areas along LoC in Dras sector

President Ram Nath Kovind is scheduled to visit Drass on Monday to pay homage at the Memorial, located on the foothills of theTololing.

Shekhar Gupta: A new case for peace with Pakistan

If India thinks it's caught in an awful two-front situation, the picture is more challenging for Pakistan. It can continue fighting India and become a protectorate of China

Forex crisis to Kargil War: Yashwant Sinha's Budget events and revisions

Sinha's Budget 2002 also saw the maximum rollbacks; he went back on some five Budget proposals

Fifty years of India's conflicts

Book review of Full Spectrum: India's Wars 1972-2020

Israeli firm Elbit Systems offers to build 70% of artillery guns in India

That is significantly higher indigenisation than the 50 per cent required for "Make in India" projects

Would sack army chief if Kargil war started without informing me: Pak PM

Nawaz Sharif, who was the prime minister during the Kargil war, has long maintained that he was not aware of what was happening when the conflict broke out in 1999

'We're rising, you're rising': Let's stop pretending parity with China

India's subsequent under-performance since 2010, even as China has accumulated strength and influence, has increased the power imbalance between the two 'Asian giants', writes T N Ninan

Had turned down county contract to take part in Kargil war, claims Akhtar

Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that he had turned down a 175,000-pound county contract with Nottinghamshire to fight the 1999 war against India in Kargil

Wars fought on borders and within country too, says PM Narendra Modi

Modi hit out at Pakistan for the conflict and said Islamabad responded to India's hand of friendship by stabbing it in the back

In pictures: Nation pays tribute to soldiers, celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas

Operation Vijay was launched by the armed forces to recapture Indian territories occupied by Pakistani intruders in the Kargil-Drass sector in 1999

'Kargil Vijay Diwas' symbol of India's valour, steadfast leadership: Shah

The day marks the victory of Indian soldiers in recapturing the mountain heights that were occupied by the Pakistani Army on July 26, 1999